this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the winner of this year's nobel peace prize is about to be revealed. this is the scene live in oslo where the announcement will be made shortly. the uk economic recovery slowed sharply in august — despite the government's eat out to help out scheme helping to boost restaurants sales. the uk chancellor is to set out new financial support for areas expecting to face this is bbc news, i'm geeta guru—murthy. further lockdown restrictions. the headlines at 11: the uk economic recovery pubs and restaurants across central scotland will shut slowed sharply in august, for sixteen days from this despite the government's eat out evening as new coronavirus restrictions are enforced to help out scheme helping across parts of the country. to boost restaurants sales. the direction of travel let go live to oslo. the norwegian is still positive. it is still over 2% growth, but nevertheless, clearly, many businesses, whether it's

nobel committee has decided to award hospitality and retail or aviation, are struggling with the coronavirus. the nobel peace prize for 2020 two the chancellor is to set out new financial support the nobel peace prize for 2020 two the world food programme for its for areas expecting to face effo rts the world food programme for its further lockdown restrictions. efforts to combat hunger, for its pubs and restaurants across central scotland will shut for 16 days from this evening, contribution to bettering conditions as new coronavirus for peace in conflict affected areas restrictions are enforced across the rest of the country. donald trump's physician and for acting as a driving force in says the president has completed his treatment effo rts and for acting as a driving force in for coronavirus and is ready to return to public efforts to prevent the use of hunger events this weekend. asa efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict. the and the nobel peace prize is awarded to the un world food programme for its efforts to combat hunger. world food programme is the world's the organisation says winning largest humanitarian organisation, the prize is "a proud moment." addressing hunger and promoting food security. last year the wfp provided assistance to close to 1 million people in 88 countries who are

victims of acute food insecurity and hello, welcome. the economy grew for the fourth hunger. in 2015, eradicating hunger consecutive month in august, as it continues to recover from the impact of coronavirus, but it's still smaller was adopted as one of the un's than before the pandemic hit. gross domestic product sustainable development goals. the grew by 2.1% in august, as the economy was boosted by the eat out to help out scheme, wfp is the un's primary instrument encouraging consumers to go back to restaurants and cafes. however, as you can see here, for realising this goal. in recent the economy is still 9.2% smaller than before yea rs for realising this goal. in recent years the situation has taken a the coronavirus pandemic struck. negative turn. in 2019, 135 people experts had expected gdp to grow by 4.6%, meaning the latest figures are well below expectations. analysts are concerned that growth suffered from acute hunger, the will slow down further still, highest number in many years. most because of new local lockdowns, of the increases caused by war and the end of the furlough scheme, and a potential no—deal brexit. armed conflict —— most of the later, chancellor rishi sunak is expected to lay out his plans increase was caused. the coronavirus to support businesses further in light of new coronavirus restrictions. pandemic has contributed to a strong

upsurge in the number of victims of it comes as one government minister hunger in the world. in countries said the virus is "getting out of control" in the north of england, and that the country was in an "unbelievably such as yemen, the democratic serious situation." republic of the congo, nigeria, labour's sir keir starmer has south sudan and the keno faso —— the accused downing street of displaying "serial incompetence", writing in the telegraph that "government is operating keno faso, the combination of violent conflict and the conflict under the misguided, arrogant and counterproductive view that whitehall knows best." there's been a sharp rise in cases. has led to age a matter right of over the past week, there's been an average of more than 111,500 people living in the face of new coronavirus cases a day. starvation. in the face of the joining me now to talk about those economic figures pandemic, the world food programme is our business presenter sima has demonstrated an impressive kotecha. ability to intensify its efforts. as of course, the big fear for many the organisation itself has stated, people is losing theirjob and what until the day we have a vaccine, that means in terms of maintaining household bills, repaying debt and keeping the economy going. food is the best vaccine against absolutely, there's a real sense of chaos. the world is in danger of anxiety amongst some people, especially those who work in hospitality. by speaking to someone experiencing a hunger crisis of earlier who works in a hotel in the

inconceivable proportions if the kitchen. she was very worried about what lies ahead and i do not think world food programme and otherfood assistance organisations to not she is the only one. as we have seen today, the economy grew by 2.1% in receive the financial support they have requested. the link between august. expectations were that it was going to be higher than that. i will give you some context, last month, sorry be months before hunger and armed conflict is a august, july, it was 6.6%. so bit of vicious circle. war and conflict can a plunge there and something people we re a plunge there and something people were not expecting. paul dales is cause food insecurity and hunger, the chief economics at capital just as hunger and food insecurity economics. he is here now to talk can cause latent conflict to about these gdp figures. thank you flare—up and trigger the use of for coming on at. first, let's get violence. we will never achieve the your response, because i right in thinking you thought that the gdp goal of zero hunger unless we also figure in august was going to be higher? yes, we did. we thought that it might increase by about 5% rather perch and an to war and armed than the 2.1% increase. we did conflict. the norwegian nobel always expect the pace of the recovery to slow at some point, it committee wishes to emphasise that hasjust

recovery to slow at some point, it has just happened sooner than recovery to slow at some point, it hasjust happened sooner than we thought and it is particularly providing assistance to increase worrying when it has happened before food security not only prevents the latest restrictions have even hunger but can also help to improve been announced. and looking at the fourth quarter, there is a real prospects for stability and peace. the world food programme has taken sense of anxiety, trepidation, as we move forward, because we have three the lead in combining humanitarian work with peace assets through big challenges, don't we? brexit uncertainty, the furlough scheme winding down at the end of this pioneering project in south america, africa and asia. the world food month and of course the pandemic and those extra restrictions which everybody is expecting to be put in programme was an active participant place. how do you think businesses in the diplomatic process that are feeling and how do you see the future unfolding? and white view is culminated in may 2018 in the un that the recovery will come to a complete hole in the fourth quarter security council's unanimous of this yet. —— our view. we think adoption of resolution 21117, which gdp will not increase at all in for the first time explicitly october, november or december. that addresses the link between conflict is due to a combination of the fact that you mentioned, further and hunger. the security council restrictions, some concerns about the possibility of a no—deal brexit also underscored un member states' as well. so we have had to be very

vigorous application to help ensure that food as well. so we have had to be very vigorous recovery as well. so we have had to be very vigorous recovery from the assistance reaches those in need and coronavirus recession for the first contend the use of starvation as a few months, but we think it is going to peter out to a standstill within the next few months. looking at messy divorce —— and condemned the use. with this year's award, the morale and speaking to businesses all the time, how do you maintain that morale when things are looking norwegian nobel committee wishes to so dismalfor so turn the eyes of the world towards that morale when things are looking so dismal for so many people at the moment? i mean, it is hard. the the millions of people who suffer economic outlook is not great. the from all face the threat of honda. government is doing a reasonably good job of supporting some businesses and there is talk of the —— sufferfrom, from all face the threat of honda. —— suffer from, all face the threat chancellor announcing today a local of hunger. the wilted programme plays a role in multilateral furlough for those businesses shut by local lockdowns, which is good, cooperation in making food security but the main problem here is that and instrument piece and has made a the economyjust but the main problem here is that the economy just cannot but the main problem here is that the economyjust cannot get back to strong contribution towards where it was under these conditions mobilisation member states to combat with the virus circulating and the the use of hunger as a message of government venting businesses from warand the use of hunger as a message of war and conflict —— the world food acting as they would want to ——

programme plays a role. the organisation contributes daily to preventing businesses, so it is going to be a real slog this advancing the fraternity of nations recovery and we do not think the referred to in alfred nobel's will economy will get back to its as the un's largest specialised precrisis level until very late in 2022, if not sometime in 2023. so agency, the world food programme is thatis 2022, if not sometime in 2023. so that is another two years before we get back to where we were at the agency, the world food programme is a modern version of the peace start of this yet. right, what an c0 ng resses a modern version of the peace congresses that the nobel peace alarming forecast that from paul prize is intending to promote. the dales, who is from capital economics. it is inevitable that some people going forward are going to lose theirjobs and as i said, work of the world food programme to the next few months really do look dismal. thank you very much indeed. the benefit of humankind is an endeavour that all nations of the the chancellor, rishi sunak, is due to announce further coronavirus support measures this afternoon, including an extension world should be able to endorse and to thejob support scheme for business affected by local lockdowns. support. thank you very much. new restrictions are expected to be announced next week in england, in which hospitality is likely to be one of the areas targeted. the former chief scientific adviser for the uk, sir mark walport,

who is a member of the government's advisory committee sage, said environments like pubs and restaurants increased the risk so the un world food programme of spreading the infection. announced as the winner of the nobel peace prize 2020. you say that our political correspondent, leila nathoo is in westminster now. hunger is often used as a weapon in conflict, explain how?|j we are expecting more announcements today, but the government still hunger is often used as a weapon in conflict, explain how? ithink it is one of the oldest conflict weapons seems politically really split in the world that you can start out between the health and wealth arguments that are possessing this a population —— that you can serve government and governments around the world. yes, i think it is interesting that we are getting details of an economic support package before we are getting asa a population —— that you can serve as a population to enter a territory. parties in the conflict, details of what further restrictions might come into force in the areas if you get control of the food, you worst hit by the surge in a get a military control and you get better control of civilians. you can coronavirus infections. there has also use food insecurity as a method been a lot of pressure on the government to come up with a precise to chase populations away from that framework, precise details, of what measures are going to be enacted in territory, by burning down stance, those areas where cases are soaring destroying infrastructure etc. so i and there has been a lot of pressure from local politicians are saying look, if there are going to be

further restrictions, we need more think throughout all times and economic support, to. what you can u nfortu nately think throughout all times and unfortunately also in present day, tell from the chancellor is some this is a very active weapon in reassurance to businesses, warfare. and you also make a point employees, and industries that fear that the world food programme has they might have to close pubs, seena that the world food programme has seen a great need for economic support. do you think this prize restau ra nts, will be an eye—opener and make it they might have to close pubs, restaurants, all nervously waiting. easier for the international community to contribute economically and a better way? this is our thejob of pension restaurants, all nervously waiting. the job of pension scheme replaced the furlough scheme which comes to an end at the end of this month —— sincere hope, because there is a connection of the increased hunger, job retention scheme, that was aimed at businesses that were struggling, the starving populations of the now it may cover businesses that may world today, and the pandemic. there or may not have to close. but interesting, they say, to get that is an estimate of the world food did have a new chancellor today without confirmation of the restrictions, where they will apply programme that given the budgets they have today, there will be about and for how long. here is what the business minister had to say earlier usage and 65 million starving people within a year. so of course this is today.

the chancellor, as i said, as part also a call to the international of his announcement, went further, so not only do you get the job community not to understand the retention bonus that will keep world food programme. this is an people on until the end ofjanuary, but there is the additional help obligation in our minds of all state so the government is stepping in, so if you bring people back, of the world to ensure that people the government will pay about a third of their salaries as well. if you combine the two together, are not starting —— this is also a it is about £5,000 of additional call to the international community not to underfund the second. studio: help per employee in a business and we will review further, as this virus is continuing at the moment to rise in parts of the country, what additional a spokesman for the world food programme has responded to the news help we may introduce of it winning the nobel peace prize and we will announce it for 2020, saying, "this is a proud in the appropriate way. i think it would be wrong for me, for me, for your viewers, to speculate. moment, nothing short of a feat." the committee announcing that the un so, the treasury describing today's announcement as a safety net for businesses. there has been a lot of world food programme won for its speculation that pubs and effo rts restau ra nts world food programme won for its efforts to combat hunger, especially speculation that pubs and restaurants could be forced to close in the worst affected areas as they in conflict affected areas, and it strives to present the use of honda have been asked to do in parts of asa strives to present the use of honda as a weapon in conflict. scotland. downing street seem to be signalling that they believed that our chief international correspondent lyse doucetjoins there is a significant problem with

us now from kabul. hospitality being a driving force in afghanistan and many parts of the behind coronavirus exposure. mps representing seats in the north of world that you have reported from, england, and the midlands, were the world food programme has been an given a briefing yesterday by government ministers and officials essential agency. what do you know where they were also presented with that? what an extraordinary moment, data that seemed to suggest that it underlines again that it is hospitality was also responsible for impossible to project what is going coronavirus cases. here is what on in the minds of the nobel peace labour's lucy powell, who represents prize committee. the world food manchester central, had to say about programme was simply not even mentioned in the runners and riders that briefly. —— that briefing. in the run—up to this most prestigious of prices, and it will a sort of scientific briefing surprise some people to say what is running us all through the trends in terms of the virus, hunger, what does food have to do which i think many of us are fully aware of. with peace, with ending war and with a bit of a dubious slide at the end, shall we say, bringing an end to conflict? but as that i think most of us on the call we have just heard, felt that the slide at the end that bringing an end to conflict? but as we havejust heard, in bringing an end to conflict? but as we have just heard, in the walls of seemed to suggest that hospitality ourtime, we have just heard, in the walls of was the main area of transmission our time, with fighters who fight of the virus, you know, with impunity, nothing is beyond the was put in there just to soften pale and food, the very essence of people up for what may come, so i think we all felt it was a call life, is now one of the most to try and soften us up, powerful weapons of war. we saw it but actually there's a huge amount of frustration and frankly fury up

in the almost decade—long conflict here in the north at the way in syria, where siege and starvation we are being treated by this was one of the most important government. tactics used by all sides that mostly by the syrian government, on i think all that the signs are that a chip to yemen earlier this year we businesses, restaurants, pubs, in saw ourselves about how the the worst affected areas are going to be asked to close at thing of the distribution, the equal distribution chancellor is preparing a package of of food was being used —— on a chipped to yemen. we had repeated support measures —— seeing as the conversations with the executive chancellor is preparing. we are not director of the world food expecting confirmation of a new programme, david beasley, and in framework, we think that is going to afghanistan we see that hunger bea framework, we think that is going to be a tiered approach where errors drives families to send to fight for would be drafted onto different tiers with corresponding... we are one side or another in the war, simply because all that is on their mind is having some food on the not expecting that today, the pressure is on the government to table. and throughout all of this come out to come out and say if year, particularly throughout the there are going to be future restrictions, we are going to make covid—19 pandemic, david beasley and sure there is financial support in place as well. other senior members of the world food programme never stopped saying that the biggest threat of all is pubs, cafes, restaurants and hotels in scotland will face tougher new regulations from this evening

not this global pandemic of the to curb the spread of coronavirus. the tightest restrictions will be coronavirus, it is a hunger across central scotland where many pandemic. in so many parts of the venues will be forced to close, although cafes will be allowed to stay open as long world, including here in afghanistan as they don't serve alcohol. some owners fear the controls, and in many countries in sub—saharan which will last for at least 16 africa, hunger was seen as the days, could push them out of business. biggest threat of all, as we often our scotland reporter, alexandra mckenzie is in glasgow — she says the closures have sparked concern. on the one hand, the number cn more developed countries of cases of coronavirus including, of course, the uk. the in scotland has been rising. choice of the world food programme we have had over 1000 as the 2020 nobel peace prize in the last two days, winner, i think, so nicola sturgeon has been saying as the 2020 nobel peace prize winner, ithink, will as the 2020 nobel peace prize winner, i think, will be seen by many as an inspired choice but also that something has to be done an inside —— and essential choice or the virus is going to get out of control, but on the other hand, during my dental that the most you have all these businesses here in ashton lane in the west end important thing of all is the food of glasgow and across the rest we all eat. without it, none others of the country. now they are extremely concerned for the future by. our chief international of their businesses and theirjobs. correspondent in kabul with her thoughts on the news that the world we have had delivery people food programme is the winner of the coming in here in the last chapels nobel peace prize. we will or so dropping off stuff. have more reaction to that they are obviously very throughout this hour.

concerned as well, so it goes gdp grew for the fourth beyond what you see here. consecutive month in august, now, the restrictions that will be as the uk economy continues coming into place will be to recover from coronavirus. but it's still smaller at six o'clock tonight. than before the pandemic hit. it would be vibrant here gross domestic product on a saturday night, grew by 2.1% in august, on a friday night even as the economy was boosted and across the weekend, but from six o'clock tonight, by the eat out to help out scheme, pubs and restaurants encouraging consumers to go back across the central belt of scotland to restaurants and cafes. however, as you can see here, will close their doors the economy is still 9.2% for everything except takeaways. smaller than before the coronavirus pandemic struck. experts had expected gdp to grow by 4.6%, meaning the latest figures as you said, cafes can remain open, but even if they have an alcohol are well below expectations. licence, they cannot serve alcohol. the hours will be restricted analysts are concerned that growth from six until six. now, there is a bit of confusion will slow down further still, as to what is a cafe because of new local lockdowns, the end of the furlough scheme, and what is a restaurant, and a potential no—deal brexit. but we are expecting some further guidance on that from the first minister later today. now, there will be restrictions beyond the central belt as well later, chancellor rishi sunak and the central belt itself is three is expected to lay out his plans and a half million people, to support businesses further so it will affect a lot of people, in light of new coronavirus but beyond the central belt, restrictions. there will be restrictions it comes as one government minister said the virus is getting out and that will include pubs, of control in the north of england, restau ra nts a nd cafes. and that the country was in they can remain open, an unbelievably serious situation. but it will be restricted hours.

they will have to close at six o'clock in the evening. labour's sir keir starmer has they cannot serve alcohol inside. accused downing street of displaying they can serve alcohol outside "serial incompetence," writing in the telegraph that "govenrment is operating under the misguided, until 10pm, but it is october arrogant and counterproductive view that whitehall knows best." now and it's scotland, so it is going to be extremely cold and the concern is at the moment these restrictions are for 16 days, there's been a sharp rise in cases — but the concern is that it could be over the past week, there's been an average of more than 14.500 extended beyond that. new coronavirus cases a day. joining me now to talk exactly a week after he confirmed about those economic figures is our business presenter sima kotecha. he had tested positive for coronavirus, donald trump says he may hold a rally in florida on saturday night. hello again, sima. we were expecting this after his doctor said mr trump has completed treatment and could resume public engagements. slightly better figures than we got the white house has not said today. obviously it is gross, but whether he's now tested negative for the virus. not as much as expected, and even mr trump was giving a phone interview to fox news. though you take into account things here's our north america like the eat out to help out scheme correspondent david willis. in august, staycation etc, so why since he returned to the white house not as much growth as we thought? on monday evening, president trump has asserted he is no longer let me explain gdp encase people do contagious, and has even gone not know, it is the value of goods

as far to call himself a "perfect physical specimen". and services produced in the uk. it the latest memo from his personal physician, sean conley, estimates the size and growth of our said the president's condition economy and is used as a indicator remains stable and that overall he had "responded as to how healthy our economy extremely well to treatment". dr conley went on to say that... actually is. it is —— as he said in your intro, the economy grew by 2.1% whereupon the president revealed in august, the fourth consecutive in an interview with fox news that monthly had seen growth, more money he's looking to get back on the campaign trail has been injected into the economy, as earlier this weekend. seeing it being allowed to grow. so well, we want to do a rally in florida, probably on saturday 2.1% in august, it is not as big a night, might come back and do one in pennsylvania in the following night. but questions remain growth has many had thought it would about the circumstances surrounding his infection, be, economists expected it to be including, when was he last tested and what was the result? around 5%. eat out to help out have you had a test since your booster data, accommodation, because people were going on vacations in diagnosis a week ago? well, what we're doing is probably the country, posted that. those two the test will be tomorrow, sectors account for more than half the actual test, because there's no reason to test all the time. of august gdp. —— people are going this interview will only raise further questions about the state of his condition and whether he's

on staycation. and things like still suffering from manufacturing were still a symptoms of the virus. pre—pandemic levels, people no trump clears throat. they — excuse me. on the first debate, projection of things like —— they oscillated the mic. the house speaker, nancy pelosi, believes president trump is in an "altered state" projection of things like —— because of the medications he's projection of things like —— projection of things like aeroplanes and cars have not got back to on and plans to talk later today pre—pandemic levels. about the rules for succession, and cars have not got back to pre-pandemic levels. looking ahead should the president, to the next quarter, their are under what is known as the 25th significant concerns? the obr amendment, prove incapable of performing his duties. reporter: do you think it is time searches yesterday that growth could to invoke the 25th amendment? be stored in the next quarter i will talk to you about that tomorrow. because there are three significant about it tomorrow. challenges ahead. you have the i'm not talking about it today, except to tell you — brexit uncertainty, deal or no deal, if you want to talk about that, we'll see you tomorrow. but you take me back to my point. how will that affect companies in the supply chain and revenue and mr president, when was the last time you had a negative test before profits? for many businesses, we do you tested positive ? not know. then you have the pandemic, more local restrictions are coming into place very soon and she is not the only one concerned you look at scotland, where they about safety at the white house. a have already taken place, will other parts of england policy to? then you

senior member of the president's own have to furlough scheme, the party had this to say.|j government has been paying some senior member of the president's own party had this to say. i have not been to the white house since august wages, actually 80% in august, that the 6th and i personally did not is wild down at the end of the month so it is like a cocktail of toxins, feel that they were approaching protection from this illness in the all of which has the potential of same way that i thought was appropriate for the senate. stalling growth and painting a following the unsavoury spectacle rather dismal picture for the of the first presidential debate, the debate organisers had called economy. sima, thank you. for the next one, due to take place next week in florida, to be a virtual affair. given mr trump's recent diagnosis, he has dismissed that as a waste let's go over to westminster now. of time and says he has no interest in taking part. the two campaigns currently our political correspondent, are in agreement over a final leila nathoo is there. debate on october 22nd, less than two weeks we can see the balancing act for the from election day. although, like everything else chancellor, as he tries to keep to do with this election, that too, could change. cases of coronavirus down while also david willis, bbc news, los angeles. helping the economy, so interesting to hear what people say later in the headlines on bbc news: relation more restrictions, he has the uk economic recovery slowed sharply in august, been under significant pressure to despite the government's eat out to help out scheme helping say something ahead of even the to boost restaurants sales. announcement of what those rejections are? this has been one of the chancellor is to set out new financial support the key demands of local leaders in for areas expecting to face

further lockdown restrictions. pubs and restaurants areas where coronavirus cases are across central scotland will shut spiking, that is their rtb more for 16 days from this evening, as new coronavirus restrictions there needs to be more restrictions are enforced across the rest of the country. economic support, the chancellor clearly feels he has to announce a package of measures ahead of the the world food programme has restrictions even being concerned. been awarded this year's the treasury thousands he will nobel peace prize for its efforts announce the next stage of the job to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace support scheme, that is the in conflict areas. replacement for the national a spokesman for the united furlough scheme, it was designed to nation's food agency said it was a proud moment. help businesses that were able to here's the moment the announcement was made. function. to be eligible for that scheme you had to be able to employ the norwegian nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for 2020 people for a field alexander will be a top up from the government as to the world food programme government as well as for employers, we are told this will be the next stage of thejob we are told this will be the next for its efforts to combat hunger, stage of the job support schemes but targeted at businesses, businesses which might have to close in the for its contribution to bettering coming weeks and months, a clear conditions for peace in conflict indication that that is coming down the track. we do not have the affected areas and for acting details of what this will look like as a driving force in effort tos yet, we do not know how generous it

will be, what sort of comparisons to prevent the use of hunger will be, what sort of comparisons will be, what sort of comparisons will be made between the previous as a weapon of war and conflict. furlough scheme and how it will work in terms of the balance between employers and the government, but this is what the business minister nadhim zahawi had to say. the the world food programme has responded to the announcement chancellor, has parted announcement, we nt chancellor, has parted announcement, on twitter. went further, not only did you get the job retention bonus if you keep people on until january the job retention bonus if you keep people on untiljanuary but there is the additional help other government the wfp expressed its "deepest thanks" for the prize and said "this is stepping in, if you bring people is a powerful reminder to the world back, the government will pay about that peace and zero hunger go hand—in—hand." let's get more on this a third of their salaries. if you with our world affairs correspondent caroline hawley. combine the two acres around £5,000 the wfp expressed his surprise and of additional help per employee in a delight for this. he said he is not often short of words but in this business, and we will reveal case he was. for the staff who are further, as this virus continues at the moment to rise in parts of the putting their lives on the ways line country, what additional help we may everyday to deliver food. it is the introduce, and we will announce it world's largest humanitarian agencies, but on the ground in in the appropriate way. i think it conflict zones we have people trying would be wrong for your viewers for me to speculate. so there has been a to deliver food and freshens in at

some time is near impossible lot of pressure on the government to conditions and wfp have actually put some footage on their twitter feed of the food being delivered by boat, provide an economic support package and also provide details about the helicopter. they feed 100 million restrictions will be. we expect the children women and men around the prime minister to continue a new framework of measures, a way of world and clearly delighted with this prize picked out have well over 300 contenders. i thought it was managing local lockdowns, we expect a tiered system to be introduced interesting to hear the chair of the next week but we know the prime minister will take the weekend to nobel committee profess her comments study the site and how this will before she said that the price was work. one of the things that local going to wfp by saying that leaders had that they have been kept multilateral cooperation at this out of the loop in terms of what is time ofa multilateral cooperation at this time of a global pandemic is more being discussed for them. we know important than ever. so i think she was trying to appeal to the that mps representing seats in the conscience of the world saying that north of england and midlands were people are sitting on comfortable briefed yesterday by health living room is not realising that 70 ministers and officials about the people around the world, i think it is one in11, latest data in their areas, we know people around the world, i think it is one in 11, go to bed with an empty stomach. an incredible downing street feels hospitality is thought, that, isn't it? when you accounting for a significant talk about the politics of it, david, who runs the wfp, he was a proportion, as they purchase, of coronavirus exposure. there has been

talk of pubs and restaurants having to close in the worst affected areas, as they had been told to do trump supporter, at a time when the in of scotland. here is what the manchester essential labour mp, lucy us was seen as withdrawing from some of these multilateral organisations, powell, had to say about the so is there any politics behind briefing yesterday. this? i thought there was a very pointed message in this appeal for multilateralism at saying this has never been more important and also a sort of scientific briefing running as all through the trends very pointedly saying that wfp has in terms of the virus, to be properly funded. again, the which i think many of us are fully aware of. chairsaid but a bit of a dubious slide to be properly funded. again, the chair said that if the agency wasn't at the end, shall we say, that i think most of us on the call funded as it needs to be funded to felt that the slide at the end that cope with this hunger crisis, then seemed to suggest that she said the hunger crisis would hospitality was the main area of transmission of the virus, you know, was put in grow to inconceivable proportions. there just to soften people up for what may come, how much have agencies, charities so i think we all felt it was a call like this, suffered, not only to try and soften us up, obviously from the massive extra but actually there's a huge amount challenge of covid—19, but from a of frustration and frankly fury up here in the north at the way we are being treated lack of funding, individuals and by this government. governments being stretched ?m lack of funding, individuals and governments being stretched? it is a really difficult time, governments are stretched for funding and most funding would come from government. without the money, they cannot

so we are left with a very strong deliver the food rations, so there indication of what is coming down was a big appeal from the committee the tracks of the worst affected areas in england this week, because saying that she wanted to turn at the chancellor, rishi sunak, is the eyes of the world onto this preparing support measures for problem and saying it is a problem businesses that may be asked to that needs to be funded. nobel peace close. we can pretty much a team prize, food, what is the connection? that will be coming, although no she said food is used as a weapon of confirmation from number ten about that yet, we do not expect full warand she said food is used as a weapon of war and lack of food fuels conflict details about the restrictions on and that food security is absolutely the new tiered system until next vital and that food is the best week, but clearly chancellor rishi sunak trying to provide some assurances that is there are new vaccine, she said, against chaos. thank you very much indeed. restrictions there will be some government support. thank you, leila jane harvey is nathoo. the world food programme's london pubs, cafes, restaurants and hotels spokesperson and joins me now. in scotland will face tougher new regulations from this evening many congratulations to you all, you to curb the spread of coronavirus. the tightest restrictions will be across central scotland, where many must be delighted. stander is more venues will be forced to close — although cafes will be allowed likely it, we are deeply humbled to stay open as long as they don't serve alcohol. that we have received a nobel prize. some owners fear the controls — which will last for at least 16 days — could push them out of business. —— stunned is more like it. notjust our scotland reporter for all of the staff that put their alexandra mckenzie is in glasgow. lives on the line at after day, she says the closures often working in conflict zones and have sparked concern.

on the one hand, the number working towards peace and stability of cases of coronavirus and to end hunger, but i think it in scotland has been writing, also shines the spotlight on the we have had more than 1000 hungary people of the world —— in the last few days, hungry people of the world. the so nicola sturgeon has been saying something has to be done before the virus gets out of control, progress in fighting hunger has gone into reverse and this, i think, but on the other hand you have really make sure that their voices all these businesses are not forgotten. how much worse has it been after this pandemic here in ashton lane in the west end of glasgow and across the rest of the country. unfolded? the pandemic has made this they are extremely concerned for the future of their businesses and the jobs. year incredibly difficult and, as i we've had delivery people coming was saying, on the one hand we know in the last hour or so, dropping off stuff. that, mainly because of wars and they're very concerned, but it goes beyond what you see here. violence, we realise the impact that the restrictions that will be coming into place will be climate change is having, that's from six o'clock tonight. it would be vibrant here just bringing the numbers of hungry on a saturday night, on a friday night, even! people down, just helping assist, it and at weekends, but from 6 o'clock seems like more and more people, tonight, pubs and restaurants across the central belt of scotland when the coronavirus pandemic came will close their doors along, it wasjust like

for everything except for takeaways. when the coronavirus pandemic came along, it was just like a bombshell. because when we did the cafes can remain open calculations, when we thought this day labourer will not be able to go but even if they have an alcohol out to work tonight, those people are already on the edge of famine, licence, they cannot serve alcohol. they are dependent on a food the hours will be restricted assistance, and then when we thought from six until six. there is a bit of confusion if the economy starts to slow down as to what is a cafe and what is a restaurant, in the world as a whole, we but we expect some further guidance calculated that the number of hungry from the first minister later today. people in the world could actually there will be restrictions go beyond the central belt, people in the world could actually 9° up people in the world could actually 9° up by people in the world could actually go up by 80%. that is absolutely the central belt itself huge. the world food programme is 3.5 million people, so it will affect a lot of people, generally feeds about 100 million that there will be restrictions people a year, or provide food beyond essential belt including assistance, sometimes cash, sometimes actual food, and this pubs, restaurants and cafes. year, we think that it could be they can remain open, but they will have restricted hours, hundred and 38 million. that is what tables have to close at six o'clock we are planning to do right now. —— in the evening, they cannot serve alcohol inside, they can serve alcohol outside 138 million. it is an challenge and until ten o'clock but it is scotland in october, thatis so it will be extremely cold. 138 million. it is an challenge and that is why it is such an honour to win this prize and also an amazing morale booster, not just win this prize and also an amazing morale booster, notjust for the world food programme but all our partners in the field, the little ngos, the people who work on our

the concern is that these restrictions are for 16 days, but the concern is that they could resilience building project. it is a great, great honour. how much is be extended beyond that. there a political message in this award? we there a political message in this award ? we know there a political message in this award? we know that david beasley who runs the wealthy rome does world for viewers in the uk, at half past eleven here on bbc news, we'll answer your questions on what those new covid restrictions food programme was a cut supporter. for england might include, multilateralism perhaps being how effective they could be and how they could affect consumers and businesses. praised here? —— was a trump from moneysavingexpert.com and michelle ovens, from small business britain. send us your questions on how supporter. it is a huge tribute to the new restrictions could affect your consumer rights or your business — you can use the hashtag the idea that un can rise above #bbcyourquestions or email them using yourquestions@bbc.co.uk national politics. mainly, it has been a recognition that conflict and hunger are linked. the united nations just a couple of years ago past first resolution in 2017 which exactly a week after he confirmed he had tested positive for coronavirus, president trump says he may hold a rally in florida on saturday night. actually links don't migrate it follows his doctor saying that the president has actually links don't migrate actually makes official the link between food food security and completed his treatment and can resume public engagements. but there's been no confirmation yet actual security. we have seen that

that he is free from the virus and is no longer contagious. our big donors, united states, our north america correspondent david willis has more. united kingdom, germany and many, many other people who have since he returned to the white house on monday evening, president trump contributed to our budget, because has asserted he is no longer contagious, and has even gone we are funded entirely by voluntary contributions, i think that this as far to call himself a "perfect physical specimen". shows that moral imperative to help the latest memo from his personal physician, sean conley, hungry people rises above all kind said the president's condition of national politics. yes, i do remains stable and that overall he had "responded think it is a vote of confidence in extremely well to treatment". the idea of the united nations. dr conley went on to say that... looking at what the uk government gives and the budget for aid, there have often been arguments, certainly within the conservative party, about whether that funding should continue, what would your message whereupon the president revealed beat to this government and any in an interview with fox news that other government in the light of he's looking to get back this prize and the pressures that on the campaign trail as earlier this weekend. well, we want to do a rally eve ryo ne this prize and the pressures that everyone is facing on funds? we in florida, probably on saturday realise that governments are facing night, might come back and do one in pennsylvania in a huge drop in their income at. we the following night. but questions remain know that the socioeconomic impact about the circumstances surrounding his infection, including, when was he last tested and what was the result? of the coronavirus could kill more

people than the actual virus itself have you had a test since your in the world as a whole, but i diagnosis a week ago? think, as well as it being just a well, what we're doing is probably the test will be tomorrow, moral imperative to help those less the actual test, because there's no reason to test all the time. fortu nate moral imperative to help those less this interview will only raise fortunate than ourselves, i think there's certain amount of self further questions about the state of his condition and whether he's interest as well, because in this still suffering from symptoms of the virus. globalised world, no one is safe, trump clears throat. u nless eve ryo ne globalised world, no one is safe, unless everyone is safe. it is just not going to... we have seen air they — excuse me. on the first debate, they oscillated the mic. travel, shipping, cruise liners, the house speaker, nancy pelosi, believes president trump is in an "altered state" because of the medications he's trains, everything is interlinked on and plans to talk later today these days. you cannot ignore a about the rules for succession, should the president, massive problem in another country under what is known as the 25th because one day it will end up on amendment, prove incapable your doorstep to. how message to of performing his duties. governments like the uk, our third reporter: do you think it is time biggest donor, is thank you so much to invoke the 25th amendment? for the support that you have shown i will talk to you about that tomorrow. about it tomorrow. so far. we do depend on you. we know i'm not talking about it today, except to tell you — that the uk government in particular if you want to talk about that, we'll see you tomorrow. recognises the importance of the but you take me back to my point. work we do. recently, the first ever mr president, when was the last time you had a negative test before you tested positive ? special envoys for famine prevention

and humanitarian affairs was appointed in the united kingdom. following the unsavoury spectacle that is a great support to us to of the first presidential debate, the debate organisers had called know that the hungry people of the for the next one, due to take place next week in florida, world a re know that the hungry people of the world are not being forgotten. just to be a virtual affair. given mr trump's recent diagnosis, finally, you must see so many stories which are horrifying and he has dismissed that as a waste meet so many people who are really of time and says he has no interest in taking part. suffering. is there one instance the two campaigns currently that you could tell us which has are in agreement over a final stuck with you that explains the urgent need of the work that you do? debate on october 22nd, less than two weeks from election day. it is interesting you should say that, because we are always looking for that before and after example although, like everything else to do with this election, that too, could change. andi for that before and after example david willis, bbc news, los angeles. and i can remember when famine was 13 men have been charged with an alleged plot to kidnap declared in somalia, people were the governor of the us state flooding out across the border into of michigan, gretchen whitmer. the fbi says the alleged plot kenyan and there was a little boy involved six of the men abducting the governor and taking her to a remote location to put her on trial for treason. who was pictured absolutely like one of those terrible stick—like arms and legs and he was in his mother's governor whitmer has accused president trump of encouraging far right groups by — as she put it — fraternizing arms and our executive director at the time visited and this child was with domestic terrorists. mark lobel reports.

really close to death because that the night—time fbi raid to stop kind of hunger is a life—threatening the wolverine watchmen militia condition, and people were dying all in their tracks. it is alleged the plan, around, and just by accident, one of part of which was hatched our programme offices, one of our inside this house, people on the ground, went and saw was to attack a police this child six weeks later and it building, kidnap michigan's governor and put her on trial. was an absolute transformation. their message could have been, "stop violating our rights after specialist attention and with tough coronavirus special food products which after specialist attention and restrictions." specialfood products which really now can save lives, we know how to handle that kind of severe hunger, they were unhappy with the state political leadership, but what we always say is that by and some of them made the point in relation to taxes the time the famine is being or in relation to the quality declared officially, it is actually of the road infrastructure too late to. so we have it to work around michigan. so, you know, to what extent every day. every now and then you we can make a link between the group, if it's one have an appalling story like that and the same group or not, that just inspires we're not sure. but what we can be certain have an appalling story like that thatjust inspires you to carry on to stop it ever happening again at. of is the fact that the state political leadership was on their minds 1.5 years ago when i met them. jane harvey, very inspiring to hear that and congratulations to all the staff there and good wishes for all now 13 suspects are being investigated, six facing your future work. from the world federal accusations of plotting food programme, thank you very much. to kidnap, seven facing state charges of terrorism

now it's time for a look and gang—related offences. at the weather with matt taylor. hello. while some of you will stay dry the individuals in custody are suspected to have attempted through today, most of you will have to identify the home addresses to dodge at least a shower at some point, some more than others. of law enforcement officers quite frequent to the north and west, some are heavy with hail and thunder. in order to target them, a bit of wind chill across the scottish highlands. and made threats of violence whereas, towards the south and east, intended to instigate a civil war. the democratic governor where it's been dry so far today, we will see cloud arrive at the heart of this kidnap plot thanked the fbi for their work. and outbreaks of rain eventually, also reaching the channel islands but she has accused by the end of the afternoon. president trump of encouraging and then that story far—right groups, referencing this of sunshine and showers. a bit of a blustery day, moment at last week's feeling cool in that wind, presidential tv debate particularly to the north when he was asked by his rival, and the west of the country joe biden, to condemn where it will feel chillier than 10 or 11 degrees, the far—right proud boys group. especially as those showers come through. 19 yesterday towards stand back and stand by. the south and east — only around 1a, maybe 15 degrees the highest today. hate groups heard the showers this evening. east anglia and the south—east, will clear, many southern areas president's words not are then dry for the bulk of the night. but more batches of showers working their way southwards as a rebuke but as a rallying cry, for the northern half of the country as a call to action. in particular, on a but republicans who condemned developing northerly wind. the alleged plot accused when you are sheltered from that governor whitmer of and see some clear skies — political point—scoring. southern counties of england, donald trump condemned maybe scotland — a touch of rural frost into tomorrow morning. far—right organisations but overall this weekend, a fairly chilly breeze will be blowing,

in the days after the tv debate. showers to begin with, those dying back to the north sea coast later. it is also true that resentment has been building in the state for months, armed protesters entering state house early in the pandemic, hitting out hello, this is bbc news at governor whitmer‘s tough with geeta guru—murthy. the headlines: coronavirus mitigation measures which were overturned the uk economic recovery by a judge last week. slowed sharply in august, despite the government's eat out to help out scheme helping to boost restaurants sales. these new arrests are a stark reminder of the threat of white power movements in america, the direction of travel is still positive. one of which caused this fatal it is still over 2% growth, oklahoma city bombing in 1995. but nevertheless, clearly, many businesses, whether it's there is relief this alleged attack was stopped hospitality and retail or aviation, in its tracks, but america's department of homeland security are struggling with the coronavirus. says white power movement violence and affiliated the chancellor is to set out extremism is by far new financial support the greatest terrorist threat for areas expecting to face to the nation. further lockdown restrictions. pubs and restaurants across central scotland will shut for 16 days from this evening, as new coronavirus restrictions are enforced across the rest of the country. hello, this is bbc news. a nhs trust is to be prosecuted over the death of a seven—day—old baby, the headlines: three years ago. east kent hospitals

nhs foundation trust is charged with exposing the nobel peace prize is awarded to the un world food programme harry richford and his mother, for its efforts to combat hunger. sarah richford, to significant risk of avoidable harm at queen elizabeth the queen mother hospital. a spokesperson for the organisation says winning the prize donald trump's physician is "a proud moment". says the president has the uk economic recovered completed his treatment slowed sharply in august, despite the government's eat out for coronavirus to help out scheme helping and is ready to return to public to boost restaurants' sales. the uk chancellor is to set out events this weekend. and this year's nobel peace prize new financial support for areas expecting to face is awarded to the un world food programme for its efforts further lockdown restrictions. pubs and restaurants across central scotland will shut in the fight against global hunger. for 16 days from this evening as new coronavirus the organisation says peace and zero restrictions are enforced hunger go hand in hand. across the rest of the country. donald trump's physician as we've been hearing, says the president has completed his coronavirus treatment gdp grew by 2.1% in august, and is ready to return to public as the economy was boosted events this weekend. by the eat out to help out scheme. however, the uk economy is still 9.2% smaller than before the coronavirus pandemic struck — and it's growing slower than expected. the world food programme has joining me now is pauljohnson, director of the institute for fiscal studies. been revealed as the winner of this year's nobel peace prize. for those not economists, what does

the norwegian nobel committee said this mean, this announcement of the organisation had acted "as a driving force in efforts slower than expected growth?|j to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict". this mean, this announcement of slower than expected growth? i think the big number here is the 9% let's talk to dan smith, director of stockholm international peace research institute. smaller than before the crisis hit. that means we are still in the deepest recession that we've ever thank you forjoining us. your been and, really. the fact the reaction to this news? first, i economy is nearly 10% smaller than it was at the beginning of the year think it's a well—deserved praise and it is an extremely appropriate is extraordinary, it is a bigger fall than we saw during the one. world hunger is on the increase financial crisis, and it's why the government is going to continue to at the moment for the last four or have to provide enormous amounts of five years. reversing a trend from support to the economy. the fact the previous 25 to 30 years. that that growth slowed in august i think increase is driven primarily by is quite worrying given that we violent conflict and climate change, might expect, particularly now with the additional measures that the and food security is completely government has announced to combat the virus coming in in september and foundational for human security and human well—being. so i think the world food programme is at the core october, we can't really expect it to grow any faster over these couple of issues of peace and conflict in of months, and indeed growth may the world today. it's the largest have been choked off altogether. so humanitarian organisation. it works i think we will end the year still

in 80 plus countries. it works very much smaller economy and widely in dangerous conditions. they therefore less employment, lower work very hard. it's a well—deserved wages and so on then we started the year, and that is worrying for the praise. —— prize. future. is it possible to predict what possible unemployment numbers might look like? not with any work very hard. it's a well—deserved praise. -- prize. one of the phrases jumped out me when the spokesperson certainty other than they will rise, for the nobel committee said food is and they will rise a lot. we know the vaccine against chaos. i guess something like even by the end of when people think about areas of the summer, something like 700,000 conflict, perhaps they don't immediately think about food and the fewer people were on company role that it plays in that conflict. payrolls. the actual unemployment numbers are pretty difficult to to what extent do you think this discern at the moment because of the award will focus attention on that number of people on furlough and the and turn the eyes of the world number of people on furlough and the number of people out of work but not towards the millions of people who looking for work, and if they are not looking for work they don't get are starving or on the brink of food counted as unemployed. and they are not looking for work because in many insecurity? well, i think it has to sectors they quite rightly discern there is no work available. i think turn attention that way, because it we can expect unemployment to rise isa turn attention that way, because it is a dramatic problem that one can up we can expect unemployment to rise up towards 3 million in the first pa rt see especially across the broad us up towards 3 million in the first part of next year, i'm afraid. and held in africa —— the broader sahel when we look at what is possibly going to be announced by the

chancellor today, is it possible again to work out how much that will in africa. you see the link between give enough support to people to get them through the next six months?” food insecurity and political don't know exactly what he's going instability. it also leaves people to say, but it sounds like it's with no place to turn except the going to be support aimed militias and the militants to be particularly at those firms in recruited, and you see a worse sectors which are locked down or effect. you see the way in which actually forced to shut. that is clearly going to provide some conflict is driving people away from support if you are a bar or the land, away from the cops, away restau ra nt support if you are a bar or restaurant and you are forced to from their ability to feed shut, then if you are going to themselves, and making them dependent on hand—outs, which of preferred thurlow —type scheme for course they don't want. so there is those workers given the additional things are still in place in terms this two—way connection between food of holidays from business rates and so on, that might well allow those insecurity and violent conflict. and businesses to remain on ice, as it i think the world food programme is were, and return later on. but with one of the organisations which is the end of the more general furlough trying to break that link and instead create a positive link which scheme and the fact we know there is that more food security can lead are scheme and the fact we know there a re lots of scheme and the fact we know there are lots of businesses that are to better, peaceful conditions. so still struggling because consumers are not turning up at hospitality either directly or indirectly, food and a lack of it and control over it and retail outlets in the centre of

can bea and a lack of it and control over it can be a powerful weapon for those cities, entertainment venues even driving conflicts. as we look at the when open are not bringing in as much as they would expect, we saw in today's figures that the travel impact of the coronavirus pandemic industry is still massively badly on poor communities around the hit. i don't think any support, really, is going to keep all those world, we can only conclude that the jobs going by any means, and we need for the world food programme and the sort of work they do will really are in for a torrid time over the next few months. very, very simply grow and grow? and the sort of work they do will ow?|j and the sort of work they do will simply grow and grow? i think that's right. first of all, you have the difficult news. many thanks indeed. kind i mentioned, that world hunger now on bbc news, it's time is increasing anyway. you have a for your questions answered. second trend, which is that major conflicts, which are a major driver of hunger, are also increasing. then on top of that, you have the effects of climate change, and then the pandemic. and this is capable of lots of questions on what the latest changes might mean in the days ripping through very vulnerable communities and societies. so i ahead. with me is steve nowottny, think the work that the world food news and investigations editor at moneysavingexpert.com, and also i'm joined by michelle ovens, founder of small business britain. programme does is going to increase. however much attention is paid to thank you both very much for your

the root causes through better development strategies, i think in time today. we have lots of the short to medium term, the world questions, and we know of course we haven't had the full announcement of food programme has growing work and changes, so we will do our best for you to work out how people can it need support and understanding proceed for the moment. i'm going to and public awareness to help keep start with one question from jane driving it forward and strengthening and sean, who say, is there going to that cooperation which the peace prize committee started their be any further help for the events message by saying the world needs industry? at the moment we are multilateral cooperation. and of unable to trade at all. michelle? course, the world food programme is a major institution of multilateral i'm going to preface this with there cooperation. dan smith, director of are announcements coming this afternoon, so without actually the stockholm international peace research institute. let's look at getting those announcements it's a little speculative. today i think we the tweet from the world food will hear support for businesses programme, reacting to the news that mandated to close because of local it is the winner of this year's restrictions. so those that have to nobel peace prize. deepest thanks, close legally. that is likely hospitality, though there are other nobel peace prize. deepest thanks, nobel prize, for honouring the world businesses in there. one of the big food programme with the 2020 nobel challenges with the events industry as it has had to close for a long peace prize. this is a powerful period of time now as events have reminder to the world that peace and not been able to happen really for zero hunger go hand in hand.

six or seven months. what's not clear is that we will get anything russia's foreign ministry says the armenian and azeri foreign ministers will travel to moscow today. there were a couple of numb today for talks on the disputed announcements a couple of weeks ago territory of nagorno karabakh. that may be of help. the chancellor it's the first meaningful step said a new loan scheme would be towards ending close to two weeks launched in january to continue of fighting in which hundreds of people have been killed in the mainly said a new loan scheme would be launched injanuary to continue on ethnically armenian enclave. from the bounce back loan. that famil ismailov from the bbc russian service explains the significance of this latest development. scheme was extended into november. that is still available. that's not the solution for a lot of businesses, and a lot of businesses are concerned about taking out debt i would not expect that any azerbaijani or armenian officials when they're not sure where future reve nu es when they're not sure where future wouldn't go to moscow revenues are going to come from. so not a lot in the pipeline, to be on putin's personal invitation. honest, at the moment for the end events industry. but one thing we but a lot will depend on the conversations in moscow on the situation on the ground, certainly seen over lockdown earlier because both sides have staked too in the year was, as the situation much on who will control karabakh and the seven surrounding regions, changed, as things progressed, as and everything will depend on if either side is content restrictions tightened, we did get more and more announcements from the with what they have and ready to talk about ceasefire and removal government and further support schemes, so i would keep an eye for of bodies of dead people, now. let's move on to the question

the fighters from the field. of travel, which has been a we are talking about engagement, consistent difficulty. can my wife not ragtag soldiers or fighters but professional armies, basically, andi consistent difficulty. can my wife these are state armies and i go ona consistent difficulty. can my wife and i go on a walking holiday next from armenia and azerbaijan fighting in the field. week in the lake district? the and i would expect that discipline is pretty strict, holiday is booked with h f holidays, and if there's an order to stop fighting, they will stop fighting. we are live in the calderdale valley the issue is if and where the line and are in our 70s. we are getting a of contact is, because this is a mountainous region, lot of questions like this at the so we see valleys and mountains and from a military point of view, moment. people are wondering what if you don't control the mountain the options are. they've chosen uk and you just sit in the valley, you are pretty much open to fire, holidays but can they go? the short so the control of the strategic answer is, maybe. as things stand heights is quite important in the battlefield. while the uk government right now, there is no restriction to stop you going. you are allowed considers imposing greater to stop you going. you are allowed to leave calderdale to go on holiday, there are no restrictions on holidaying in the lake district. hopefully that will be the case next in parts of england, week. we don't know, we can't speak the situation in wuhan in china couldn't be more different. too far ahead. the key thing to the outbreak began in the chinese point out is the ref there are no city at the start of the year. 11 million people restrictions, then if you choose not were put into lockdown. but things have now returned to go anyway, because you are to normal, with business thriving perhaps worried, your chance of

and people attending mass outdoor parties. we can speak now to getting a refund may be limited. the chris hill, a briton who's been living in wuhan for 12 years. good news is, as things stand you he joins us live now from the city. should be able to go, the bad news is you will have to go even if you don't want to. so hopefully you can go and have a good time. michelle, if you could sum up the last eight months, because it was right at the let me come to a question on beginning of this year, of course, hospitality. what sectors are that wuhan and china were affected, how would you do that? oh, six classed as hospitality? i run a gym in swansea and have done 13 years. i am now limited by capacity and many months, it's like being stuck in a more members who can another box with not really much to do. for travelling to swansea. will my business be included in any new measures announced today. the short people in wuhan, we could move around our communities, but we were not allowed to go outside of our a nswer measures announced today. the short answer is, probably not. swansea is communal areas. so it was annoying facing restrictions and people have being stuck in one place for a long been invited not to take time. many found it hard to deal nonessential journeys been invited not to take nonessentialjourneys in and out, with. and i believe you have a young which will of course cause challenges. i'm not sure going to daughter. where you unduly worried? the gym will be classed as an essential journey. and the gym will be classed as an essentialjourney. and of course i imagine they put in lots of great i was worried in the beginning solutions to keep people distanced

because i didn't know what would solutions to keep people distanced so it limits how many people even happen. but when i got my head have in. the today we understand is together, i just kept likely to focus on businesses that happen. but when i got my head together, ijust kept my family safe are mandated to close, so that would at home. describe what life is like be pubs, restaurants, cafes, gyms for everyone there now. is it are not going to come under that. com pletely for everyone there now. is it completely back to normal? oh, but we are also hearing it is businesses that are mandated to really, if you came to wuhan right close, so again, speculating, it may now, you would never suspect anything had happened, apart from people wearing masks and still keep their distance from each other. he be... at its going to depend on would never suspect anything bad had what your local restrictions are. if you can continue to operate, my happened. everything is basically back to normal. and how did the feeling is the new announcements today are not going to apply to you authorities handle this? what did because if you can continue to run they do to get wuhan back to this asa because if you can continue to run as a business then you probably would look at the job support scheme announced a couple of weeks ago to point? to sum it up, it is the fact help people keep stuff on who can still trade. another question on that people follow the rules. as you travel. this comes from patricia. if know with china, people follow the i have a flight booked in quarantine rules given to them by the

government. so when the government comes into place in that country, told everyone to stay at home, what can i do? this is another nobody questioned that. some people we re nobody questioned that. some people were not sure on it, but then they saw that it was a good thing. sorry, scenario which is increasingly becoming an issue. we have seen quarantine brought in in the uk for people returning, the rule that i thought we lost the line for a tends to be if your flight is second. so you were saying people cancelled you should be able to get followed the rules. you must be a refund. if your flight is watching the situation in the uk continuing to run then you won't with interest. what do you think have that automatic right to a about how it has been handled here refund and it's much trickier, then you need to look at... the airline and the way the general public are will say they are still in the reacting to the guidelines, the flight, will say they are still in the flight, your seats are still going, rules and restrictions? the is not our responsibility to refund you. in that situation you need to look potentially at whether travel guidelines are there to keep people insurance might apply. there are safe. but if you look at them, they can contradict each other and people many caveats to that, firstly you are questioning the contradictions. soi may need to have taken out insurance are questioning the contradictions. so i understand why people don't before coronavirus is an issue, but truly understand if it is safer to the holiday before coronavirus was stay at home or go out. but as a an issue. even then it may not apply depending on foreign office rules.

the short answer is if your flight society, do you think people in the is still running, you can check uk are willing to follow the rules insurance, you is still running, you can check insurance , you can is still running, you can check insurance, you can speak to the compared to where you are? that is a airline and ask if they can offer you some flexibility. but there is no automatic expectation of refund, ha rd compared to where you are? that is a which many people find surprising. hard question. as you know when we but that is the situation. michelle, are young, we are taught to question everything. but also, with something i work at an airport and government like this, the rules should be trends —— there are going to be many followed, no matter how crazy they job losses. will there be any help sound. and perhaps as a society, people in china, as you alluded to, for those in the aviation industry who are being hit? again, i don't are more used to following the rules. what are the guarantees? you say life is back to normal, which is think terribly good news. i think wonderful, but what other guarantees what we will hear today is an that the virus isn't going to come extension to thejob what we will hear today is an extension to the job support scheme. back to wuhan? what is going on to they're not stop that happening? the government extension to the job support scheme. they‘ re not really extension to the job support scheme. they're not really running it as an extension to the furlough scheme. in beijing has set up protocols, so everybody coming back into the for a business that can continue to country has to go into quarantine in operate. today's announcements are beijing, shanghai, big cities where

people come in. and after the focused on businesses mandated to two—week quarantine, they can travel close down. lots of sectors are facing job losses, and that is not to different cities within the the focus of today's furlough country. and when they get to their announcements. that's my destination, they will be asked to understanding. that would be the doa destination, they will be asked to do a test again when they arrived. focus of the job support scheme, that was a couple of weeks ago, and after a two or three week period, they are asked to go for trying to get people back in may be another test to make sure they are pa rt—time, trying to get people back in may be part—time, partly funded by the employer, partly funded by the still clear. so lots of testing, by government, and that definitely the sounds of things. and does that might bea government, and that definitely might be a route that the aviation industry might go down. michelle and make you feel safe and everybody else in society safe, you are steve, thank you for answering those confident that that testing is keeping the virus at bay?|j questions. we still don't have the confident that that testing is keeping the virus at bay? i would details on the announcements, so say pretty much though, because more clarity later today. but for now, thank you. wuhan has next to zero reported cases. so quite a turnaround from the beginning of the year. at the the headlines on bbc news: the uk economic recovery height of the pandemic, you couldn't possibly have imagined that in slowed sharply in august, despite the government's eat out october, you would be at this point to help out scheme helping to boost restaurants sales. where life was back to normal for

you. yeah, it was a huge shock. it is still a huge shock for many the chancellor is to set out new financial support for areas expecting to face further lockdown restrictions people, because everything is pubs and restaurants across central scotland will shut normal. shops, nightclubs and bars for 16 days from this evening, as new coronavirus are open. you can go out and do what restrictions are enforced you did before. and many people are across the rest of the country. still shocked at the fact that it is back to normal and has returned to being normal so easily. you must be scientists say type one diabetes feeling lucky to do all those could develop in the first few things. really interesting to get months of life or even your viewpoint, chris. before they're born. the new research challenges things. really interesting to get yourviewpoint, chris. chris hale, a what was previously known about how briton living in wuhan for the last the condition can strike. 12 years, reflecting on quite a year it's hoped the findings could give new insights leading over there. to potential treatments. the headlines on bbc news: dr lucy chambers is head the nobel peace prize of research communications is awarded to the un world food programme for its efforts at diabetes uk, and joins me now. to combat hunger. is "a proud moment". the uk economic recovery slowed sharply in august what exactly has been discovered despite the government's eat out to help out scheme helping to boost restaurants sales. here and why does it matter? this the chancellor is to set out new financial support for areas expecting to face further lockdown research which is co—funded by diabetes uk and carried out by

researchers at the university of restrictions in england. exeter confirms for the first time that type one diabetes can occur in babies younger than six months. as there's been a rise in homophobic hate you say, the condition might even crimes across the uk. new figures obtained by the bbc show start developing in the womb. so we that between this year and the one before, know type one diabetes is an there was an increase of 20%. autoimmune condition, and this our lgbt correspondent, ben hunte, happens when the immune system goes has been to meet two people wrong and attacks the cells in the whose lives were changed pancreas that make insulin. people by homophobic attacks. with type one cannot make their own insulin and they need to take many people would think that the uk insulin and they need to take insulin to stay alive. until this is a great place to be lesbian, research was published, it was thought type one diabetes wasn't gay or bisexual in 2020. possible in million babies, that they could only develop a particular however, i have been investigating homophobic hate crimes across the uk type of diabetes called neonatal and i've discovered that reports have nearly tripled in five years, diabetes. this is a type of diabetes with a 20% increase since last year. thatis whilst police say this diabetes. this is a type of diabetes that is caused by a single genetic is partly better reporting, spelling mistake. this new discovery lgbt charities have seen a real increase in attacks against gay and bi people. is rarely important for two reasons — first, is around the care babies charlie is 21 years old. will receive. babies with neonatal charlie's experienced five homophobic attacks in the last three years. i just took it as a way of life. diabetes are given different treatments and care plans to those

just a few months ago, charlie with type one. so finding out that was left beaten and bloodied. the attackers were never found. babies can have type one will make sure the babies get the care in the it's heartbreaking, to be honest, because there's probably loads treatment that they need for their particular condition, making sure of people that that's happened to. they have the very best start in life. secondly, as you say, is the so, what's the situation very first time that an autoimmune like in the rest of the country? condition has been seen in such through freedom of information requests, i asked police forces early life, and this really across the uk how many hate crimes fundamentally challenges our they had recorded based on sexual orientation over understanding of why and when the the past five years. immune system turns in on itself. in they have nearly tripled, a 177% increase. one of those numbers is tommy. this really opens doors for new ways two years ago, tommy was attacked to prevent and treat the condition. after london's pride parade. i actually thought i was going to die, i really did. just to be clear, this is genetic, the pain was so intense. now in constant pain, tommy lost the pet shop he had been so it's not anything that can be running for a few years. i don't sleep. affected by whatever the mother i have flashbacks, might do during pregnancy? neonatal i have nightmares. i can't play with my daughter like i could. i am financially ruined. diabetes, the one we know affects the majority of children, babies, surrey, who are diagnosed under six the police force dealing months of age, is down to a single with tommy's case did apologise for the way his case was handled. genetic spelling mistake. type one i asked the police what's going on.

we do expect, over the next few diabetes involves genetics but it is years, those reports to increase. also about environmental triggers as please come forward and if you're well, so you have a predisposition not getting the right response you would expect, to have type one diabetes please make sure you tell us about that. genetically, but it's different from neonatal diabetes which is caused but stonewall, the lgbt charity, definitely by this single change in doesn't think the rise is just down the genetic make—up of these babies. to better reporting. we are also very concerned that is there any clue from this as to what this is is a real rise what could be done to prevent this in people who are being attacked because of who they are and who they love. developing or help in its very early i would just say, be free. be as gay as you want! stages? the real significance here last year, i did an investigation is that when babies show symptoms of into the number of hate crime reports going up, and here we are again. diabetes, the doctors are now going people are still under attackjust to be able to make sure the baby receives the right treatment and care, so the two different because of who they love. conditions are treated very differently, they have different medications, we will make sure babies get the care and medication that they need. doctor lucy chambers north korea is preparing for what is expected to be one of the largest military parades in its history, as it marks the 75th from diabetes uk, thank you very anniversary of the foundation of the workers' party. the country's leader sees much. the parade as a chance to show off new missiles there's been a rise in homophobic hate crimes across the uk. despite strict economic sanctions.

laura bicker reports. new figures obtained by the bbc show that between this year — and the one before — there was an increase of 20 %. our lgbt correspondent, ben hunte, hour after hour, north korean has been to meet two people whose lives were changed reporters broadcast live by homophobic attacks. many people would think that the uk from successive typhoons. is a great place to be lesbian, gay or bisexual in 2020. however, i have been investigating homophobic hate crimes across the uk and i've discovered that reports the destruction wrought on n this have nearly tripled in five years, fragile country was seen in real with a 20% increase since last year. time, a first for this whilst police say this usually secretive state. is partly better reporting, lgbt charities have seen a real kim jong—un went to see the damage increase in attacks for himself, and raised concerns against gay and bi people. about vital harvests. this impoverished country has also been battered by the effects charlie is 21 years old. of the covid—19 pandemic. although north korea charlie's experienced denies having a case, five homophobic attacks it has been locked down for months. in the last three years. i just took it as a way of life. just a few months ago, charlie was left beaten and bloodied. the attackers were never found. translation: all the routes, land, it's heartbreaking, to be honest, sea and air, there's because there's probably loads a complete shutdown of both of people that that's happened to. people and material. the north korean economy so, what's the situation has come to a halt. smugglers and small traders like in the rest of the country? through freedom of information

at the border have questioned why requests, i asked police forces across the uk how many hate crimes the regime is risking the fate of the economy if there's no they had recorded based covid—19 in the country. on sexual orientation over the past five years. they have nearly tripled, south of the border, our team is allowed into the demilitarised zone. a 177% increase. we drive past the man—made barriers which have divided the two one of those numbers is tommy. koreas for 70 years. two years ago, tommy was attacked after london's pride parade. i actually thought i was going to die, i really did. the pain was so intense. from here, those curious now in constant pain, from the south love tommy lost the pet shop he had been to appear at the north. this is as close as they can get. running for a few years. 2020 has been difficult for many i don't sleep. i have flashbacks, countries but for north korea, i have nightmares. it has the potential i can't play with my to be devastating. since the border was shut daughter like i could. injanuary, the 25 million i am financially ruined. north korean people have been more the police force dealing closed off to the world with tommy's case did apologise than ever before. for the way his case was handled. i asked the police what's going on. pyongyang dramatically cut off we do expect, over the next few all communication and blew up years, those reports to increase. the inter—korean liaison please come forward and if you're not getting the right office earlier this year. response you would expect, please make sure you but still, some have tell us about that. hope of ending this war, even after donald trump but stonewall, the lgbt charity, and kimjong—un could not reach a deal on denuclearisation. doesn't think the rise is just down to better reporting.

we are also very concerned that translation: there are efforts what this is is a real rise to reach a big deal, in people who are being attacked because of who they are and who they love. but that resulted in a no deal. i would just say, be free. it is time for us to go back and develop smaller deals in sports and culture. be as gay as you want! the governor would like north and south to share this landscape last year, i did an investigation into the number of hate and designate it as a peace zone, crime reports going up, an unlikely dream for now. and here we are again. instead, south koreans enjoy people are still under attackjust the autumn sunshine perching on the spine of their side of the peninsula. with few covid—19 restrictions and a certain harvest, because of who they love. there are few worries here. the same cannot be said of their neighbours. the care quality commission is prosecuting east kent hospitals university nhs foundation trust — following complications, for more than a hundred years, cinemas have been bringing people which led to the death of a baby together and providing entertainment in its care. for the masses. the trust is charged but many historic film theatres have with exposing harry richford and his mother sarah richford fallen into a state of disrepair. to significant risk the regent centre in christchurch of avoidable harm. let's speak to our is no exception, but now it has been social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. restored to its former glory after a major refurbishment this is desperately tragic. what during lockdown. duncan kennedy has been for a look. happened? this is desperately tragic. what happened ? these this is desperately tragic. what happened? these charges relate to

what happened at the queen elizabeth the queen mother hospital in 2017, power, projector, picture. essentially sarah ratchford had no reason to believe she would not walk it's curtains open for the cinema out of that hospital with a healthy that's coming back to life. bouncing baby when she walked in, because that when she was full term and the baby was healthy. but a easter parade is just one of the classics they're testing series of gastric failures at the at the newly refurbished regent cinema in christchurch. hospital led to harry ultimately it showed its first movie in 1931. dying. the staff failed to spot signs on the heart rate monitor, then they failed in a timely manner now it's been restored to organise a caesarean section, to that original glory, ready to open in a week that has then did when they did that operation there was an inexperienced seen many other cinemas shut. doctor carrying it out and it was not carried out correctly. it the restoration is as detailed as a hollywood period drama. ultimately led to harry being born from the carpets... to the paint colours on the walls... to the seats... ina very ultimately led to harry being born in a very poor condition and ultimately leaving his parents with little option but to remove his it's as close to the original 1930s life—support system a week later. design as they could get. there was an inquest into his death injanuary there was an inquest into his death in january of this there was an inquest into his death injanuary of this year in the for those that run it, corner of the inquest found that this is a cinematic time capsule. what are the major changes that harry's death had been contributed you brought here in terms

to by neglect. the care quality of your refurbishment? commission which regulates hospitals and inspects hospitals, they investigated as well i have now decided to bring these two charges we've brought back a slice of the 1930s, really. for the trusts failure to provide it just wasn't really safe ca re for the trusts failure to provide safe care and treatment to harry and making sense any more, his mother. what is bringing those visually or in terms of comfort. and often with these heritage charges now mean? has the family buildings, actually rewinding given any response? this is the and bringing them back to the way they were meant to be originally first time the cqc has brought these is what makes sense. comedies from ealing are just one kind of charges against a hospital of the genres being lined up trust responsible for providing for the new programme of films here. physical care, and also the first time its brought charges in relation to maternity problems. the family have welcomed the decision. they have welcomed the decision. they gary trinder, the chairman have been on a three—year campaign of the region, says whilst other to bring justice for harry and chains are being closed by covid restrictions, here, they're ensure that people are held determined to stay open, accountable for what happened. they using their reserves to keep going. hope these challenges there were as we're all aware, this really has charges will lead to improvements been a dreadful week for cinemas in this country, with many of the multiplexes across the whole country. the trust having now closed. for the part say they are profoundly we'd decided upon an opening date sorry and have admitted to the cqc and we want to stick

to that opening date, they did not provide safe care in and i think to welcome people back this particular case. into this building to put the kind of heart back into this building and make it live again, we need the patrons back in. from its sepia beginnings for more than 100 years, to its modern makeover, cinemas have been bringing people the regent has stood here for nearly 90 years, somewhere to escape life's together and providing entertainment for the masses. but many historic film theatres have dramas for a darkened moment fallen into a state of disrepair. the regent centre in christchurch of make—believe and dreams. is no exception, but now it has been restored to its former glory after a major refurbishment the piano thatjohn lennon used during lockdown. to write the song imagine will go duncan kennedy has been for a look. power, projector, picture. on display today to mark what would have been his 80th birthday. it's curtains open for the cinema that's coming back to life. the piano was bought by george michael in 2000, and will be shown at easter parade is just one liverpool's strawberry field of the classics they're testing at the newly refurbished imagine went on to become the best—selling single regent cinema in christchurch. ofjohn lennon's solo career. it's taken years of hard it showed its first movie in 1931. work — but finally 2a sea dragons have been born now it's been restored in an aquarium in spain. take a look at this. to that original glory, it's the first time these beautiful ready to open in a week that has animals have been born in captivity in europe. they are cousins of the better—known seen many other cinemas shut. seahorse and live in a very specific area of southern australia. the restoration is as detailed they are very delicate and sensitive to changes, light,

noise and vibrations which makes as a hollywood period drama. from the carpets... them very hard to breed. to the paint colours on the walls... to the seats... it's as close to the original 1930s design as they could get. for those that run it, this is a cinematic time capsule. very relaxing to look at as well. what are the major changes that you're watching bbc news. you brought here in terms of your refurbishment? geeta guru—murthy will be here next we've brought back a slice to ta ke geeta guru—murthy will be here next to take you through to one o'clock. of the 1930s, really. it just wasn't really now it's time for a look making sense any more, visually or in terms of comfort. at the weather with matt taylor. and often with these heritage buildings, actually rewinding and bring them back to the way they were meant to be originally things turned colder over the next few days. it will be most notable in is what makes sense. the breeze through saturday and into comedies from ealing are just one sunday. at the moment, we are seeing of the genres being lined up for the new programme of films here. this weatherfront push south. there gary trinder, the chairman weatherfront is putting across east anglia and southern counties of of the region, says whilst other chains are being closed england through this afternoon. some bursts of rain, but nowhere near as by covid restrictions, here, active as it was earlier. to the

they're determined to stay open, north of it, there is a mixture of using their reserves to keep going. sunshine and showers, some of you seeing more of one than the other. as we're all aware, this really has been a dreadful week for cinemas in this country, with many of the multiplexes having now closed. in north—west england, we could see hailand in north—west england, we could see we'd decided upon an opening date hail and thunder. a bit of wintriness over the tops of the and we want to stick scottish mountains and a cool breeze to that opening date, to with it. temperatures will feel and i think to welcome people back into this building to put the kind of heart back into this building and make it live again, we need the patrons back in. down on yesterday's values across from its sepia beginnings england and wales. this evening, the to its modern makeover, the regent has stood here for nearly showers in east anglia and the 90 years, somewhere to escape life's channel islands were clear. then a dramas for a darkened moment largely dry night across the south, turning cold here. showers anywhere of make—believe and dreams. from the north midlands northwards. lengthy clear skies again. there could be a bit of frost around now it's time for a look tomorrow morning. he was the at the weather with matt taylor. weekend. we have low pressure to the hello. east, taking the bulk of the showers ever changing skies and the odd shower to dodge as we go away. but when the area of low through today as things turn colder across the country for the next few days. pressure gets to the east of us, it we will see temperatures below where we should be opens the door to northerly winds. for this time of year, and that will be most

so it's going to feel colder. there notable in the breeze through saturday and into sunday. we have seen this weather system will be batches of showers across the country on saturday. parts of push southwards and eastwards today. the weatherfront is pushing across east anglia and the southern counties of england southern scotland, you may get away with a decent day. today, fairly through this afternoon. some bursts of rain, but nowhere near as active as it was earlier. to the north, a mixture cool with a decent day. today, fairly cool. even if temperatures in of sunshine and showers. scotla nd cool. even if temperatures in showers most frequent scotland are up a bit, the breeze will make it feel more chilly. a through north and west scotland, northern ireland and north—west chilly start to sunday. one or two england. here, we could see hail and thunder, and a bit of wintriness over isolated showers to the west of the the tops of the scottish mountains, british isles but overall on sunday, and a cool breeze to go with it. 10 or 11 degrees at best. many places will be dry, with longer spells of sunshine, even if it does it will feel colder than that when the showers come through. feel a bit on the cool side. as we down on yesterday's values across england and wales. go through into the next week, we we got 19 — today, probably round about 15 degrees will see further batches of rain, an in the channel islands, at best. this evening and overnight, area of low pressure developing. the evening showers in east anglia that moves southwards and eastwards, and the channel islands will clear. and temperatures will stay on the 00:58:50,636 --> 2147483052:06:10,748 low side, for some sitting in single 2147483052:06:10,748 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 figures. then a largely dry night across the far south, turning cold here with a touch of frost possible. showers anywhere from the north midlands/north wales northwards. any lengthy clear skies again, eastern scotland and north—east england could have a bit of frost

into tomorrow morning. here is the setup for the weekend. we have low pressure to the east, so that takes the bulk of the showers away — they gradually ease. but when the area of low pressure goes to the east of us, it opens the door to northerly winds, so it's going to feel colder. those winds will bring showers southwards across the country on saturday. nowhere will be completely immune. staying dryest for longest will be southern counties of england. parts of southern scotland into north—east england may get away with a fairly decent day — much of the time will be dry. but like today, fairly cool, even if temperatures in scotland are up a little. there will be a cool breeze, making it feel that little bit chillier. a chilly start to sunday. a bit of a breeze. a few showers through eastern parts of england. one or two isolated showers out to the west of the british isles. many places will be dry overall on sunday with some longer spells of sunshine, even if it does feel a bit on the cool side. as we go through into the next week, we will see further batches of rain, an area of low pressure developing.

that moves southwards and eastwards, and temperatures will stay on the low side — for some, sitting in single figures. take care. your future work. from the world food programme, thank you very much. this is bbc news. the headlines: the uk economic recovery slowed sharply in august, despite the government's eat out to help out scheme helping to boost restaurants sales. the direction of travel is still positive. it is still over 2% growth, but nevertheless, clearly, many businesses, whether it's hospitality and retail or aviation,

are struggling with the coronavirus. the chancellor is to set out new financial support for areas expecting to face further lockdown restrictions. pubs and restaurants across central scotland will shut for 16 days from this evening, as new coronavirus restrictions are enforced across the rest of the country. a nhs trust is to be prosecuted over the death of a seven—day—old baby three years ago. east kent hospitals nhs foundation trust is charged with exposing harry richford and his mother sarah richford to significant risk of avoidable harm at queen elizabeth the queen mother hospital. and the nobel peace prize is awarded to the un world food programme for its efforts to combat hunger. the organisation says winning the prize is "a proud moment."

welcome, thanks for joining welcome, thanks forjoining us. the economy grew for the fourth consecutive month in august, as it continues to recover from the impact of coronavirus, but it's still smaller than before the pandemic hit. gross domestic product grew by 2.1% in august, as the economy was boosted by the eat out to help out scheme, encouraging consumers to go back to restaurants and cafes. however, as you can see here, the economy is still 9.2% smaller than before the coronavirus pandemic struck. experts had expected gdp to grow by 4.6%, meaning the latest figures are well below expectations. analysts are concerned that growth will slow down further still, because of new local lockdowns, the end of the furlough scheme, and a potential no—deal brexit. later, chancellor rishi sunak is expected to lay out his plans to support businesses further in light of new coronavirus restrictions.

it comes as one government minister said the virus is "getting out of control" in the north of england, and that the country was in an "unbelievably serious situation." labour's sir keir starmer has accused downing street of displaying "serial incompetence", writing in the telegraph that "government is operating under the misguided, arrogant and counterproductive view that whitehall knows best". there's been a sharp rise in cases. over the past week, there's been an average of more than 111,500 new coronavirus cases a day. earlier i spoke to our business presenter sima kotecha. i was speaking to someone earlier who works in a hotel in the kitchen. she was very worried about what lies ahead and i do not think she is the only one. as we have seen today, the economy grew by 2.1% in august. expectations were that it was going to be higher than that. i will give you some context, last month, sorry the month before august, july, it was 6.6%. so a bit of a plunge there and something people were not expecting.

paul dales is the chief economist at capital economics. that is an analysis and forecasting consultancy. he joins me now to talk about these gdp figures. thank you for coming on, paul. first, let's get your response, because am i right in thinking you thought that the gdp figure in august was going to be higher? yes, we did. we thought that it might increase by about 5% rather than the 2.1% increase. we did always expect the pace of the recovery to slow at some point, it has just happened sooner than we thought and it is particularly worrying when it has happened before the latest restrictions have even been announced. and looking at the fourth quarter, there is a real sense of anxiety, trepidation, as we move forward, because we have three big challenges, don't we? brexit uncertainty, the furlough scheme winding down at the end of this month and of course

the pandemic and those extra restrictions which everybody is expecting to be put in place. how do you think businesses are feeling and how do you see the future unfolding? our view is that the recovery will come to a complete halt in the fourth quarter of this yet. the forecast we have at capital economics is that gdp will not increase at all in october, november or december. that is due to a combination of the factors that you mentioned, further restrictions, some concerns about the possibility of a no—deal brexit as well. so we have had the very vigorous recovery from the coronavirus recession for the first few months, but we think it is going to peter out to a standstill within the next few months. looking at morale and speaking to businesses all the time, how do you maintain that morale when things are looking so dismal for so many people at the moment?

i mean, it is hard. the economic outlook is not great. the government is doing a reasonably good job of supporting some businesses and there is talk of the chancellor announcing today a local furlough for those businesses shut by local lockdowns, which is good, but the main problem here is that the economyjust cannot get back to where it was under these conditions with the virus circulating and the government preventing businesses from acting as they would want to, so it is going to be a real slog, this recovery, and we do not think the economy will get back to its precrisis level until very late in 2022, late in 2022, if not sometime in 2023. so that is another two years before we get back to where we were at the start of this year.

some breaking news in the last few minutes. the deputy first minister of northern ireland, michelle o'neill, is self—isolating after a member of her family tested positive for coronavirus. her party, sinn fein, said, "michelle will continue to follow the public health advice and carry out her duties in government remotely." an estimated almost—quarter—of a million people in england had covid—19 in the past week — equating to around 1 in 240 people. that's according to the latest figures for the office for national statistics who have just released their latest conroavirus data. the bbc‘s head of statistics, robert cuffejoins me. what are the numbers showing? what are the numbers showing ?i what are the numbers showing? a very sharpjump, what are the numbers showing? a very sharp jump, they're saying what are the numbers showing? a very sharpjump, they're saying it is

about one in 240. that has doubled ina week about one in 240. that has doubled in a week and that's a bit scary, but i think we do need to put it in context this is one of the strands of evidence we have tested growth of the academic and that shot up last week. they looked as though that growth had may be slow down a little bit, but that is not happening yet. we will get week to week movement, but it certainly is suggesting that the good news that we were discussing last friday was maybe a false dawn, still a continued rise. can you give us a regional breakdown? we have seen south divides in the numbers going forward and across the uk. the story is the same that we have been talking about for quite some time. much higher rates in the north—east, the north—west and yorkshire and the humber, probably at least twice the average for england. even if we go down to the south—east of south—west, it is half or lower. so big regional variation, south—west, it is half or lower. so big regionalvariation, but south—west, it is half or lower. so big regional variation, but the pattern that is consistent across all regions in england is that there

isa all regions in england is that there is a rise, may a higher pace, may be fast in the north—east of the north west. in northern ireland they have not seen the same sharp jump, it is around the same this week.” not seen the same sharp jump, it is around the same this week. i don't know scotland has had statistics? not yet, it comes in separately. comparing to where we were in fibre, much, is it possible to give us a picture that? the survey started running towards the end of april, so we cannot go all the way back to much with the set of data, but if we look back in time, it looks like they were probably around the same numbers that they were quoting towards the middle end of april, early and made. so it is back at those levels, which were significant higher than where we were, and if we

try and put it together with the information we're getting elsewhere, the number of people getting admitted to hospital, that is probably about 16 of the level we we re probably about 16 of the level we were seeing the peak. and hospitalisations do lag behind the infections that we see. the hard pa rt infections that we see. the hard part i think when you look at this is that we think there is loads of room, is that we think there is loads of room , you is that we think there is loads of room, you are 16 of the level of the peak, you can relax a bit mixed up their big issues that people in government advise on that. firstly commit if you're doubling at regular intervals, probably not weekly, the evidence is pointing to a fortnightly, but it takes two or three doubling before you have gone six times higher. the other point is, it has not spread evenly across the country. cut evenly across the country. the pressure we think the north—east and north—west, the demand is much higher there and they are closer to the peak than the rest of the uk at the moment. thank you very much. the numbers havejust come in, say thank you for that very quick analysis of what that survey data is showing us. the chancellor, rishi sunak,

is due to announce further coronavirus support measures this afternoon, including an extension to thejob support scheme for business affected by local lockdowns. new restrictions are expected to be announced next week in england, in which hospitality is likely to be one of the areas targeted. our political correspondent leila nathoo gave this update earlier. i think it is very interesting that we are getting details of an economic support package before we are actually getting details of what further restrictions might come into force in the areas worst hit by the surge in a coronavirus infections. there has been a lot of pressure on the government to come up with a precise framework, the precise details, of what measures are going to be enacted in those areas where cases are soaring and there has been a lot of pressure from local politicians saying look, if there are going to be further restrictions, we need more economic support, too. what you are going to hear from the chancellor today is some reassurance to businesses, employees, in industries that fear

they might have to close. pubs, restaurants, are all nervously waiting. rishi sunak today is going to announce an extension of thejob retention scheme, remember that replaced the furlough ——job support scheme, which is coming to an end at the end of this month. that was supposed to be aimed at businesses that were able to operate but were struggling, now clearly that is going to be extended to cover businesses that may or may not have to close in the coming weeks and months. but interesting, as i say, to get that detail from the chancellor today without confirmation of the restrictions, where they will apply and for how long. here is what the business minister, nadhim zahawi, had to say earlier today. the chancellor, as i said, as part of his announcement, went further, so not only do you get the job retention bonus if you keep people on until the end ofjanuary, but there is the additional help so the government is stepping in, so if you bring people back,

the government will pay about a third of their salaries as well. if you combine the two together, it is about £5,000 of additional help per employee in a business and we will review further, as this virus is continuing at the moment to rise in parts of the country, what additional help we may introduce and we will announce it in the appropriate way. i think it would be wrong for me, for me, for your viewers, to speculate. the mayor of liverpool, joe anderson, was due to hold talks with borisjohnson's advisers at 10:30 this morning about the possible introduction of tighter restrictions in the city. hejoins me now. did those talks happen or are they going to happen later? later on today the postponed meeting will ta ke today the postponed meeting will take place. we are looking forward to that to see if we can get some

clarity around what is happening, not just with the clarity around what is happening, notjust with the lockdown and potentially being put in tier one or tier three, whatever way you look at it, but also about local schemes, so we will have that conversation with government sometime today. it is for 30 pm. do you want those restrictions put in sooner rather than later? because they're talking about enhancing the next week which allows a whole weekend of people being able to go about. first and foremost, i think the lack of communication with us has been disappointing. what evidence they use around targeting hospitality sector, if indeed that is the case, and we hear that today, we just do not know, and there is a lot of pressure from bench mps, leaders like myself, who are saying we do not believe the lockdown in terms of 10pm curfew on bars and restaurants is working. we would like to see the

evidence of that. so we will try to get a bit of clarity around that, but i think i am delighted that we have had the chancellor, rishi sunak, is going to announce a local furlough scheme to support hospitality sector in the dilemma of these areas, because it is punishing them through no fault of their own. and when i had a chat about the economy and the position of the economy, it is absolutely sensible that instead of paying people universal credit, £180 a week, they reckon hospitality sector, pay n 80% volley scheme that cost about the same, so i'm glad that the chancellor is giving an announcement today and i look forward to that. local authorities like me, bristol, newcastle, manchester as well, we are asking for real conversation

around how we are having to do things in the hospitality sector without the clear indication of information given to us. we absently shocked that a situation in liverpool where we asking to take on extra locks and measures when we know they have not worked in a newcastle or manchester. sorry to cut your thigh, but thank you very much for your time at. we are going to go straight to edinburgh. —— way to go straight to edinburgh. —— way to cut you off. it takes the total number of cases at 1030. 440 of the cases were in greater glasgow and clyde, 336 in and are hundred 92 in lossie and. the cases were spread across other health board areas. i

can also confirm that 397 people are currently in hospital, which is an increase of 20 cents yesterday. 33 people are now in intensive care, thatis people are now in intensive care, that is to more than yesterday. i regret to say that six additional deaths have been registered for people who first tested positive within the previous 28 days. the total number of deaths is now 2544. today's total, and indeed all of the deaths that have been recorded in recent days, reminds us and should remind us that covid—19 is a virus thatis remind us that covid—19 is a virus that is deadly for some people, as well as being really dangerous for many others. this is not a virus we can be complacent about, orjust allowed to spread unchecked, however much we might wish it was, and i think this is an important point in the context of everything else i will say today. let me at this stage yet again pass on my condolences to

everybody who has lost a loved one to this illness. there is a couple of points i want to update on today. first, let me report that two more walk—in testing centres have been opened this week. a new centre opened this week. a new centre openedin opened this week. a new centre opened in west dunbartonshire yesterday and a centre is opening for bookings in stirling shortly. we are continuing to work with the uk government to increase the number of walking sites across the country and several more, including centres in dundee and inverness due to open later this month. these add to the five walk—in centres which are already in operation, two in glasgow, one each in edinburgh, aberdeen and st andrews. these five centres which are already operational are within walking distance of the student campuses and therefore will be especially useful for students. but i want to stress that all walk—in centres are open to all the members of the public. you can book a test by going onto the

nhs informant website. as always, please do not use public transport to travel to a testing centre. if you do not have a car and cannot walk or cycle to a centre, please book a home testing kit through nhs informant. and remember, because this is an absolutely crucial point for all of us to understand, you must touch a self—isolate from the time you start to experience symptoms of covid—19. you must not wait until you get a test result before you start self isolating and thatis before you start self isolating and that is a really important point to make sure that we are doing everything we can to break the chain of transmission. my second point today as you would expect relates to the new regulations which will come into force later today and tomorrow. the regulations applying to hospitality will take effect at 6pm this evening. those relating to other premises like snooker and bingo halls take effect tomorrow. will not be enforced until sunday

the 25th. -- will not be enforced until sunday the 25th. —— they will be in force. with the exception of five central belt health board areas where tighter restrictions will apply, pubs, bars, restaurants and cafe is well only be able to operate indoors ona well only be able to operate indoors on a very well only be able to operate indoors on a very restricted basis. they can only open indoors from 6am to 6pm for the service of food and nonalcoholic drinks. they can, however, continue to serve alcohol outdoors up to the existing curfew time of tempe and. in addition, hotel restaurant will be able to serve residents indoors, but will not be able to serve alcohol. —— cu rfew not be able to serve alcohol. —— curfew time of tempe. hotels, restau ra nts a nd curfew time of tempe. hotels, restaurants and bars, the existing rules will apply, so not more than six people should meet and they should not come from more than two households. there is an exception to this role is and this applies to all parts of scotland. fat weddings that have already been booked and for

funerals. —— for weddings. the current rules for these will continue to apply. we are introducing stricter restrictions in five health board areas, greater glasgow and clyde, lanarkshire, ayrshire and arran, lothian and first valley. i think you probably only need to look at today's figures to get a sense of why we have taken that difficult decision. i mention that difficult decision. i mention that there were 440 new cases in glasgow today, 306 in lanarkshire and 182 in lothian. numbers in forth valley and ayrshire and arran are lower. 84 in ayrshire and arran. but they are still very high for the population of these areas. given that people live and work across all five areas, there can be a ripple effect between them, which is a further reason that tighter restrictions will apply to all five of these health boards. so, in these

areas, all licensed bars and restau ra nt areas, all licensed bars and restaurant will be required to close indoors and outdoors from 6pm this evening. take a ways will be permitted and there is again an exception for hotels serving food and nonalcoholic drinks residence. i wa nt and nonalcoholic drinks residence. i want it address a frustration now about what i understand some see as about what i understand some see as a lack of clarity over the exemption for cafes. they are being allowed to stay open, even in the central belt, during the day, as long as they do not serve alcohol. the reason for this cafe exemption is quite simple. it is to get people, particularly those who may be living alone and also working from home, somewhere that they can still meet a friend for coffee and a chat and we judge thatis for coffee and a chat and we judge that is important to help reduce the loneliness and isolation that comes with some of these restrictions that are in place right now. but, and this is the other side of this balance, we are deliberately trying to reduce the volume of places that

people come together so that we can stop the virus spreading. so we have got to draw any exemption really tightly, so that is why we are not allowing premises like restaurants to decide tojust allowing premises like restaurants to decide to just stop serving alcohol, become cafes and stay open. that would undermine the purpose of these restrictions. we did realise that there was a potential anomaly for existing cafe is that have an alcohol licence, even though serving alcohol licence, even though serving alcohol is very, very incidental to their business. what i announced the other day would have forced these cafes to close and in some areas, particularly rural areas, they might be the only cafe in the village. so we decided to try to resolve this in a very targeted by. on the 24 hours that we have been doing so, i readily accept that that had resulted in a lack of clarity. sometimes, that is the price we have to pay right now for trying to be as flexible as possible. it would have been much easier and would have

given much greater clarity to just stick to the position yesterday that cafes with a license had to close. but we decided to try to strike a different balance. but i can confirm that the regulations being published today, i think they have just been published for the briefing started, have a definition of cafe which applies regardless of whether or not they have a license and that definition is an establishment he primary business activity in the ordinary course of its business is the sale of non—colic drinks, snacks or light meals. that they definition based on was a cabbie already does. —— nonalcoholic drinks. it does not allow investment to turn itself into allow investment to turn itself into a cafe. i think business owners will know whether their establishment fits that definition or not, but any doubts should be discussed with local environmental health authorities. i know how tough this is andi authorities. i know how tough this is and i cannot tell you how sorry i am to be standing here in a position where we are requiring some

businesses to close again, i am desperately sorry for that and i know how desperately difficult this is for people trying to make a living, keep businesses that they have worked hard to build up keep going and take care of their staff all governments are trying to strike right now almost impossible balances between lives and jobs and speaking for the scottish government, we are trying to do that as best we can at. asi trying to do that as best we can at. as i said all along, we will not a lwa ys as i said all along, we will not always get it perfectly right, but we are trying our best to get through this as well as we can. let me turn now to the other central belt restrictions which will be in place for the next two week's. snooker and pool halls, bingo halls we re snooker and pool halls, bingo halls were tweets from to my. contact sports for those 18 and over will be suspended, with a exceptional professional sport. indoor group exercises will not be allowed, although the current rules will remain in place under 18th and set

and pools can remain open for individual exercise. about what life events will not be permitted in these five areas for their next two weeks. in general, we are advising people who live in a greater glasgow and cloud, lanarkshire, on the other areas not to travel outside the area if they do not need to. people in other parts of scotland should not travel to those areas if they do not need to. that said, we are not imposing mandatory travel instructions at this stage and we are not asking people to cancel any half term break that they may have come up to be asking people, if you do not need to travel, please do not do not need to travel, please do not do it at this stage. finally, if you live in these five health board areas, please limit your use of public transport to essential purposes only, for example, going to school or work if you're not able to work from home. i know that businesses who are affected by these temporary restrictions rightly want to know details of the compensation

package that we are developing to support them for the next two week period. we intended to publish details on the allocation of our £40 million support fund this morning, but we are now expending an announcement from the chancellor later today on a fellow macro, which might have an impact on our proposals, i hope they will have a positive impact on our proposals, so i will publish the details after we have clarity on that and i will call in the uk government to ensure that whatever it announces today on furlough applies in scotland from tonight. however, ido furlough applies in scotland from tonight. however, i do want now to outline the three strands of the additional scottish government package. firstly, support for employment. this was intended to top up employment. this was intended to top up the existing furlough scheme, however, it is this aspect that might be impacted. we hope positively by the chancellor's announcement later today. sadly, we will give a cash grant over and above any employment support to each business which is required to close

or reduce operations. —— secondly. this is likely to be the same level of support provided in aberdeen where we had the local lockdown there and that was depending on ratea ble there and that was depending on rateable value, grants of either £1000 or £1500. and thirdly, we will make available a discretionary fund for local authorities to distribute to businesses that are in need of support that might not fall into the categories that i have already covered. as i say, we will publish details of that once we have the clarity on the first strand, which we hope to get from the chancellor later on. now, restrictions which are coming into force today and tomorrow are significant. there is no way in which i can suggest otherwise. but the case numbers we have seen in recent weeks, including increasingly the figures are now for people being hospitalised show why these restrictions are necessary. we have to stop this virus from spreading. having already restricted at meetings between households in

each other‘s homes, the most important additional step we can ta ke important additional step we can take is to restrict people meeting up take is to restrict people meeting up in places like bars and restau ra nts. up in places like bars and restaurants. these measures still allow for some social contacts in a cafes as i have already outlined, and they do not prevent people from taking the half term holidays they had already booked or from taking the half term holidays they had already booked orfrom going ahead with weddings which have already been planned. we have tried to minimise the impact on your lives as much as possible. while still doing as much as we need to do to get this virus under control. but for a period, and this is why for a period of just over two for a period, and this is why for a period ofjust over two weeks, we will remove some of the major opportunities that the virus has spread and we do believe there can have and will have a significant impact ona have and will have a significant impact on a transmission. and so i know these steps are unwelcome and believe me when i say they have been imposed with the greatest of reluctance, but i would urge all of you to stick with them. the only alternative to restrictions like

this right now is a continuing surge in covid—19, which would take more lives and probably, in turn, require even tighter restrictions in the weeks and months to come. in addition to the temporary restrictions that come into place this weekend, i would urge everyone to continue to stick with the existing rules and guidance. none of us should be visiting each other‘s homes at the moment except that specific purposes like childcare, thatis specific purposes like childcare, that is a really tough restriction, but it is perhaps the most important way we have of stopping this far is jumping from household to household. we do meet outdoors in cafe, the maximum is six from two how does. work from home if you can, download protect scotland if you have not already done so, the app, and

remember facts, which if we all follow will ta ke remember facts, which if we all follow will take a opt 20s for the virus to spread. —— take away the opportunities for the virus to spread. i know this is tough, really do know this is tough, and none of what the government is doing right now has been done lightly. i do not wa nt to now has been done lightly. i do not want to be standing here imposing restrictions that limit the freedoms we all love and take for granted. this is, as it was at the very start of this pandemic, about saving lives and keeping each other safe and as well as we possibly can. we will get through this, it will pass, that much i do know. but i know it will pass easier and possibly more quickly if we pull together, stay together and look out for each other by doing all of these really important thing is. so my deep gratitude to all of you for that. jasonis gratitude to all of you for that. jason is going to say a word or two now big for he and i take questions as usual. —— before he and i take

questions. on wednesday we published an evidence paper in relation to the new restrictions. it gives me an opportunity to thank the analysts, the scientists, who every day help us with these data and analysis of what is going on with the pandemic in our country. the particular thanks to them for the first production of what became wednesday's publication. i will very quicklyjust wednesday's publication. i will very quickly just outline some wednesday's publication. i will very quicklyjust outline some of the highlights. this is wednesday's data, and the date it we had available that day, not today's. the are numbers somewhere between 1.3 and 1.7. the doubling time of the pandemic in scotland is nine days. that means 1000 cases today becomes 2000 cases with no mitigation nine days from now. we estimate there are 2900 new infections per day. remember, quite a lot of infections feel nothing or very mild symptoms and are not always tested. at this

rate, with no further action, we will be at our march peak of new infections per day by the end of october. in the seven days apps to wednesday, there were 1728 new cases in greater glasgow and clyde, 943 in lothian, and 825 in lanarkshire. the central belt is responsible for around 75% of new cases. across the whole of scotland, the seven day average rate is now 82.8 per hundred thousand. there were 18 deaths in the seven days up to wednesday and there were 18 deaths in the previous month. the over 80s are up 60% in a week, the 60 to 79—year—olds are up 120% in a week. we've seen a 79% increase in admissions. we've had 205i c u increase in admissions. we've had 2051 c u cases up from ten to weeks previously. the closest

international comparison is four weeks behind france in six weeks behind spain. both of whom have implemented severe restrictions on their populations. on a seven—point scale for compliance, self—reported, 79% of our population report themselves a six or seven, complete compliance. so four out of five appear to be by their own reporting very, very compliant. 97% of the population report not meeting in other people has mccombes. consistently over 20% of our test and protect interviews report an association with hospitality. that rises to 26% more recently. hospitality already has a distancing exemption to one metre and separating households even at that distance has proved difficult. in summary, following all this data, and investigations, our advice to the first minister in the cabinet

was that without further action new infections were likely to continue to increase to levels that would put our national health service our population at risk. thank you, jason. gordon cree from stv. you might remembersome jason. gordon cree from stv. you might remember some years ago there was a famous court case about whether a jaffa cake was a biscuit, something to do with vat. do you fear we something to do with vat. do you fearwe might be something to do with vat. do you fear we might be going down a similar legal path now because there are a lot of people in the hospitality industry who say defining what is a cafe of what is a re sta u ra nt defining what is a cafe of what is a restaurant is very difficult. what you might get is a all—day breakfast ata you might get is a all—day breakfast at a cafe is substantially less main meal and a restaurant. does that kind of difficulty because confusion and exciting for business, but confusion for the public in

understanding where they can and can't go? can i also ask professor leitch if having rules that require explanation and clarification takes away from the core purpose of trying to save lives? thanks, gone. i would not have guessed before today that you are older than me, but i don't remember a court case about jaffa ca kes, u nfortu nately, remember a court case about jaffa cakes, unfortunately, that i will look it up if i get a minute. in my humble opinion, a jaffa look it up if i get a minute. in my humble opinion, ajaffa cake is definitely a biscuit. that's probably one of the more controversial things i said, and a brief attempt at humour in an otherwise difficult time. look, all of this is difficult, and i say that just because it is a fact. there is nothing easy about what anybody is doing or having to cope with right now. and we are not not in normal times. when the jaffa cake cookies happened, no doubt that was something that was given rise to by a decision a government would have taken in normal times. these are not normal times. no government wants to

ta ke normal times. no government wants to take these decisions right now. i will let jason as the question himself, but it relates to your question to jason. it is to deduct if people want 100% clarity about these things, and i get that, that these things, and i get that, that the only way we can do that is to say everybody closes. the reason some lack of clarity emerges is because we are trying to be as flexible as possible because this i spoke about yesterday, lives in one hand, jobs and the other, is difficult to strike and we are trying to strike it in the best way we possibly can. so where there is a clear anomaly, as in the cafe situation, we are trying to resolve it, and is not perfect macro when i readily accept that. but the cafes, is it better we have that than just a blanket closure for those with a licence that would not feel there either? and that is why we came up with the definition we have today. we live in a democracy, rule of law

based democracy. any business, any individual can consider things from the position of their legal rights. what i would say, to put all this in context though, is firstly these are restrictions we've put in place for two weeks. i know businesses would prefer those two weeks of restrictions were not happening, i get that, but they are temporary restrictions that if we all put our shoulder to the wheel on hopefully can arrest this rise in cases and avoid the necessity for greater restrictions or longer restrictions later. secondly, and this is where it is different to the decisions that governments would usually take that governments would usually take that would give rise to businesses wanting to take us to court, because governments decide the policy or ideological reasons to do something that affects a business, the businesses don't like it and want to challenge it legally, and that's not the position we are in right now. i don't wake up in the morning wanting to close pubs and restaurants. believe me, i would give anything not to be in this position. but i

am. andi not to be in this position. but i am. and i carry this responsibility andi am. and i carry this responsibility and i am trying to discharge it to the best of my ability. this is a global pandemic of the horrible virus that can kill and make people seriously ill. we have to try and stop it and there are limited things we can try to do to stop it. we have restricted people's ability to interact in other people has mccombes. the other settings people are more likely to come together at places like bars and restaurants, and therefore that is the other way in which we can try to reduce the volume of people coming together. but no one wants to be doing this. my but no one wants to be doing this. my sympathies, and i know they want more than sympathy, is with the businesses affected. if i thought there was an alternative, i would not be standing here doing this right now. this is for the greater good of all of us, and i would ask businesses thinking about legal rights to bear that in mind right now. and i suspect it is not a decision for me, but i suspect we will see similar action taken in other parts of the uk over the next

few days, and we've already seen in ireland, brussels, belgium, parts of france including paris, berlin right now, all of these countries are no doubt many more i've not mentioned are introducing restrictions on hospitality for the simple reason that it hospitality for the simple reason thatitis hospitality for the simple reason that it is one of the key ways of keeping people from mixing in environments where the virus is likely to spread. so it is tough, it's horrendously tough, i know that... nicola sturgeon explaining her thinking in trying to get this difficult balance between protecting everyone's health and the financial indications of closing hospitality. just a warning there that they think scotla nd just a warning there that they think scotland would be at the march bigger numbers by the end of october if they had not been taking this action that will last these extra restrictions that go on just over two weeks. let's cross live to cardiff where wales first minister, mark drakeford, is holding a briefing on coronavirus. this weekend we will mark world mental health day, a day which takes

ona mental health day, a day which takes on a new significance this year given the way in which the coronavirus pandemic has had such a huge impact on all our lives, but especially on people's sense of mental health and well—being. and these concerns are coming to the fore again as we are having to deal with a resurgence in the virus in so many parts of wales. during the summer, we saw coronavirus cases falling steadily and we were able to relax and lift many of the lockdown restrictions. it felt as though the worst was behind us. even though we knew that the virus had not gone away. now, in many parts of the uk, things are getting worse again, and getting worse quickly. in scotland, strict new measures have been introduced, pubs and other hospitality businesses have been closed completely. in the central

belt. and we are told that on monday the uk government will tighten restrictions in parts of wales where the level of the virus is higher than anywhere... surrey, will take restrictions in parts of england where the level of the virus is higher than anywhere in wales. further afield in europe, lockdown measures are again being introduced because the virus is once again out of control. here in wales to, the virus is waking up for winter. the approach we are taking is to balance the need to act together, to turn back the tide of coronavirus, but only to restrict freedoms where we know that that has to be done. and this is a difficult balancing act. where we can, we will do our very best to change the rules to make life easier while always putting the

protection of health at the forefront of everything we do. last week, we changed the local restriction rules to enable people who live alone and are single pa rents to who live alone and are single parents to form a temporary bubble with another household in their local authority area, to deal with loneliness and isolation. now we intend to amend the regulations to allow children to take part in organised sporting activity if these ta ke organised sporting activity if these take place outside their county boundaries. now, i know these are small changes in a difficult national picture. and that difficult national picture. and that difficult national picture. and that difficult national picture is reflected in the figures we have seen this week. the number of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus in wales has been rising over the last seven days. more people are testing

positive every day. there are more reports this week of coronavirus in ca re reports this week of coronavirus in care homes in wales, and sadly more people are dying from this deadly disease, and our thoughts as ever art with those people's friends and theirfamilies. now, art with those people's friends and their families. now, as art with those people's friends and theirfamilies. now, as ever in these sessions, we try and describe these sessions, we try and describe the state of the virus, and i want to show you three slides which demonstrates how the virus is behaving in each of the areas where local restrictions are in place. now, it is important for me to say that these were local restrictions have not yet had a chance to make a difference in many parts of wales. the area where they have been in force for the shortest period is north wales, but this slide demonstrates how very sharp, steep,

and continuing the rise is in north wales have been. particularly in the north—east of wales you see the number there in flintshire and denbighshire well above 100 people in every 100,000 in the population. we are also closely monitoring the position in gwyneth in north wales, thatis position in gwyneth in north wales, that is not on the slide here because there are no local restrictions currently in place, but cases have been rising rapidly in gwyneth as well. we are working closely with local incident management team including the local authority to understand what is those figures better. and to consider whether further measures are needed to control the spread of coronavirus in that part of north—west wales as well. this

second slide show is the case of coronavirus in four local authorities in the centre and south—west of wales, and again, it shows just how sharply cases have been rising. in swansea, in bridgend and in this put talbot since mid—september. the bottom line you see is carmarthenshire, and there it is only llanelli which is subject to local restrictions, and the good news there, and it is early and modest good news, is that you can see towards the end of the period cases beginning to fall in that part of wales. now, i know these slides are not on the screen for very long, and we will make sure they are there on our own social media channel so that people can see them and look at them in detail and for longer. the final slide today shows that,

whether restrictions have been in place for longest, and that is in parts of south—east wales, there is evidence that the rise in cases has slowed and that the virus is beginning to come under control. you see that most dramatically here, in the case of the county of blaina, gwent, where at its peak that yellow line showing there were over 300 cases per 100,000 of the population, and that number has come down sharply and is now below 100. and those improvements where we are seeing them are due to the efforts of everyone living in those parts of wales. doing the everyday things which make the greatest difference, and helping us all by sticking with the new restrictions. and i know thatis the new restrictions. and i know that is true in all those parts of

wales. where we've had to impose these local measures. but even in south—east. .. the welsh first minister saying covid—19 was waking up for winter and warning that covid is back in welsh care homes. ijust want to let you know as well thatjeremy farrar, the scientist and adviser on the sage committee advising the government has tweeted today saying we are back to the choices facing early march with a lag time between making a decision, is a limitation and its effect measured in weeks. the longer decisions adelaide, the harder, the more draconian are the intervention is needed to change the epidemic. the world food programme has been awarded this year's nobel peace prize for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in conflict areas. a spokesman for the united nation's food agency said it was a proud moment. here's the moment the announcement was made. the norwegian nobel committee has decided to award

the nobel peace prize for 2020 to the world food programme for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict affected areas and for acting as a driving force in effort to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict. earlier i spoke to jane howard, a spokesperson for the world food programme, who gave her reaction to the news. we are deeply humbled that we have received the nobel prize, and is a great honour. not just received the nobel prize, and is a great honour. notjust for received the nobel prize, and is a great honour. not just for all of our staff who put their lives on the line day after day, often working in conflict zones and working towards peace and stability and to end

hunger, but i think it also shines a spotlight on the hungry people of the world, the numbers have been rising and rising in recent years, i'm afraid the progress in fighting hunger has gone into reverse, and this i think really makes sure that their voices are not forgotten. how much worse has it been for you after this pandemic unfolded? the pandemic has made this year incredibly difficult, and as i was saying, on the one hand we know mainly because of wars and violence, then we really realised the impact climate change is having, just bringing the numbers of hungry people down, just helping assist, it seemed more and more people, when the coronavirus pandemic came along, it was just like a bombshell because when we did the calculations, when we thought,

well, this day labourer won't be able to go out to work tonight, those people are already on the edge offamine, those people are already on the edge of famine, they are dependent on food assistance, and then when we thought, if the economy starts to slow down in the world as a whole and people can't send back remittances, we calculated the number of hungry people in the world could actually go up by 80%, and thatis could actually go up by 80%, and that is absolutely huge. the world food programme generally feeds about 100 million people every year, or provides food assistance, sometimes cash, sometimes actual food, provides food assistance, sometimes cash, sometimes actualfood, and this year we think it could be 138 million. that is what we are planning to do right now. so it's an overwhelming challenge, and that is why it is such an honour to win this prize but also an amazing morale booster, not just for the prize but also an amazing morale booster, notjust for the world food programme but all are partners in the field, all the little ngos, the people who work on our community

resilience building projects, it is a great, great honour. and how much is there a political message in this? we know david beasley who runs the programme was a trump supporter, and we are obviously going into the us election. multilateralism perhaps being praised here?” us election. multilateralism perhaps being praised here? i think it is a huge tribute to the idea that the un can rise above national politics. i think mainly it is because there is a recognition that conflict and hunger are linked, the un just a couple of years ago passed the first resolution in 2017 which actually links, actually makes official link between food security and actual security. so i do think we've seen that are big donors, united states,

the uk, germany, and many other people who have contributed to our budget, because we are funded entirely by voluntary contributions, i think this shows that moral imperative to help hungry people rises above all kinds of national politics. and yes, i do think it is a vote of confidence in the idea of the un. so looking at what the uk gives, and the budget the aid, there have often been arguments, certainly in the conservative party, whether that funding should continue — what would your message be to this government and any other government in the light of this prize? and the pressures eve ryo ne in the light of this prize? and the pressures everyone is facing advance? we realise governments are facing a huge drop in their income. we know the socio— economic impact of the coronavirus could kill more people than the actual virus itself. but i think, as well as it being

just a moral imperative to help those less fortunate than ourselves, i think there is a certain amount of self interest here. because in this globalised world, nobody is safe u nless globalised world, nobody is safe unless everybody is safe. it's just not going to... we've seen air travel, shipping, food supply chains, everything is interlinked these days. and you can't ignore a massive problem in another country because one day it will end up on your doorstep too. but my message to governments like the uk, who is our third biggest donor, is, thank you so much for the support you have shown so far, we do depend on you, we know the uk government in particular recognises the importance of the work we do, recently the first—ever special envoy for femme intervention and humanitarian affairs was appointed in the uk ——

back forfamine affairs was appointed in the uk —— back for famine intervention. finally, you must see so many stories which are horrifying and meet so many people who are really suffering. is there one instance you could tell us which has stuck with you that explains the urgent need of the work you do? it's interesting you should say that, we are always looking for that before and after example, andi looking for that before and after example, and i can remember when famine was declared in somalia, people were flooding out across the border into kenya, and there was a little boy who was pictured absolutely, like, one of those stick—like arms and legs, and he was on his mothers arms, and our executive director at the time visited and this child was really close to death because that kind of hunger is a life—threatening

condition. and people were dying all around. and just by accident, one of our programme officers, one of our people on the ground went and saw this child six weeks later, and it was an absolute transformation after some specialist attention and special food products which some specialist attention and specialfood products which now really ca n specialfood products which now really can save lives, we know how to handle that kind of severe hunger. but what we always say is by the time the fire there when famine is declared officially, it is too late, so we have to work everyday. every now and then you have a before and after story like that thatjust inspires you to carry on, to stop it ever happening again. some years there has just come in the last few moments. the countess of wessex is self—isolating at home after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for covid—19 earlier this week. she is not displaying any symptoms.

in a moment, we'll say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. hello. most of us have seen a little sunshine out there at times. plenty of blue sky and sunshine earlier in hertfordshire. but as we head through the rest of today, this evening and into the weekend, many of us will catch a few downpours at times so that will be the story of the next few days. fairly unsettled, feeling cooler as well and a mix of sunshine but plenty of fairly heavy and blustery showers around too. the reason is we have low pressure setting towards the north—east of the uk, higher pressure towards the south—west, and this north—westerly breeze driving those shiners through. heading into the evening, a band of more persistent rain for a time across southern and eastern england which clears away leaving some clear spells and further showers tonight, longer spells of rain likely through tonight across

parts of scotland with heavy showers for northern ireland, north—west england as well. further south and east you have clearer skies, just a touch of frost in the most prone rural spots tomorrow morning. after that call start, tomorrow is another day of sunshine and showers. quite a few isobars on the map, so quite a brisk breeze coming in from a northerly or north—westerly direction. that breeze is going to make things feel a little cooler as we head through tomorrow. particularly around the eastern coasts as well. some prolonged spells of rain making their way out of scotla nd spells of rain making their way out of scotland and northern ireland across england and wales through the day, but once that clears away, for the rest of us we are looking at that typical mix of sunny spells and scattered blustery showers. temperatures 11 degrees across the east coast, feeling cooler when you add the strength of the wind. less windy further west. sunday probably the drier day for most. still a few showers around, especially around the east coast birthing. a bit more on saturday. temperatures around 11

to 15 degrees, but it should feel a bit better than saturday, with less windy conditions and fewer showers around as well. a quieter day for sunday as we head through into next week low—pressure returns from the atla ntic week low—pressure returns from the atlantic moving across the uk. it brings showers particularly across parts of england and wales. there should be drier, brighter and slightly warmer weather, particularly for scotland and northern ireland through the middle of next week. but a fairly unsettled story.

the uk economic recovery slowed sharply in august, despite the government's eat out to help out scheme aimed at boosting restaurant sales. the economy grew by 2.1% in august, but remains 9.2% smaller than when the coronavirus pandemic began. the company behind the high street fashion chains peacocks and jaegar is on the brink of collapse,

with tens of thousands ofjobs at risk, describing "brutal" trading conditions. the chancellor is to outline more financial support for businesses forced by law to close when coronavirus restrictions are tightened. new restrictions on pubs and restaurants in scotland are due to come into force this evening. it comes as official figures show a "rapid increase" in coronavirus cases in england.